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If you've got a question about using BikeCAD Pro, the stand alone application for frame builders, bike shops and fit specialists, post it here.

updating BikeCAD Pro

Tarmacadam
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Garry Kirk Bike Fitting
Glasgow, United Kingdom
By Tarmacadam | 10:17 AM EST, Sat March 01, 2025
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Updating BikeCAD Pro

Tarmacadam
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Garry Kirk Bike Fitting
Glasgow, United Kingdom
By Tarmacadam | 10:15 AM EST, Sat March 01, 2025
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update BikeCAD Pro

Tarmacadam
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Garry Kirk Bike Fitting
Glasgow, United Kingdom
By Tarmacadam | 10:13 AM EST, Sat March 01, 2025
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Kickstand

Kobel Cycles
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www.kobel-cycles.de
Freiburg, Germany
By Kobel Cycles | 6:39 AM EST, Sat February 08, 2025
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I'm not sure if it is possible somehow, but unfortunately I couldn't find any way to take a kickstand into account. I wanna build a bike with a two-legged stand, therefore I wanted to check the chainstay length, tire clearence, crank clearence etc. Is there some workaround to do this?

Thanks,

Quirin.

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BikeCAD Export for Structural Analysis

BLZ2024
Framebuilder
By BLZ2024 | 2:40 AM EST, Mon December 09, 2024
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Hi fellow bike builders

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BikeCAD's DR2073 with DR2077 = Paragon DR2075?

bodypilot
Framebuilder
By bodypilot | 4:52 AM EDT, Sat October 19, 2024
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Hi,

I recently purchased BikeCAD Pro to design my first frame and found the learning curve very manageble. This is a great piece of software!

When trying to add the dropouts I´d like to use I ran into a bit of an issue. The DR2075 as listed in BikeCAD looks nothing like that dropout as shown on Paragon's website (https://www.paragonmachineworks.com/dropouts/sram-udh/sram-full-mount-udh-round-rear-dropout-integrated-160-180-flat-mount-choose-material-style.html).

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Compound Miter on Seat Tube rather than Downtube.

BLZ2024
Framebuilder
By BLZ2024 | 2:08 AM EDT, Sun August 25, 2024
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Hello

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chainstay miters not symmetrical

BLZ2024
Framebuilder
By BLZ2024 | 5:03 PM EDT, Thu August 22, 2024
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Hello

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Why are Ribble's measurements so weird? Can't get them to add up

Kate Corden
Framebuilder
Hackney Bike Fitter
By Kate Corden | 7:53 AM EDT, Mon June 03, 2024
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Hi there,

I've had this issue before with trying to get a stack/reach, front centre/head tube and wheelbase to all add up on a Ribble.

This time it's a Ribble Endurance SL Disc sport size medium (and large) https://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/ribble-endurance-sl-disc-sport/?colour=red

The only way I can get the stack and reach to make sense with the rest of the bike is to reduce the fork length AC to 353. This didn't feel right so I called their helpline and someone went and measured it for me at 380.

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Ver 20.6 Strange Behavior

falsea
Framebuilder
By falsea | 12:09 AM EDT, Tue April 30, 2024
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Hey Brent,

I'm running into a strange issue. If I set up a bike the way I want it, with "stock" components that I've created myself (fork, h-bar, stem, crank) and I save the file, quit and re-open it, the stock components switch to something different. You'll also notice that some of the dims placement switch (e.g. wheelbase)

Below are screen shots of how I just saved the file and what it looks like when i re-open it.

Image with 418 A-C is what I've designed. Image with 367 A-C is what opens up again.

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