- [Instructor] When you see the title
of this course, Modeling a Bicycle,
you might initially think
that this will be quite a simple process.
But, actually, when we start to dig
into it we find there's quite a lot
of hidden complexity and details at each level.
So, this video will define a little bit of the scope
of the course before we start, what it will and won't cover.
For a start, there's many different types of bicycle,
such as road bikes, mountain bikes,
gravel bikes, BMXs and loads of others.
Within each of these categories,
you're also going to have more options.
So, for example, mountain bikes could
be full suspension, hard tail or other options.
And then, even within those subcategories
there'll further options like the material type.
Will it be carbon, aluminum, steel or something else?
What kind of components will it use?
Will these be basic off the shelf parts
or will they be custom made?
And even exactly how the frame is going to be made.
So, you can probably see that this subject,
potentially, has a pretty huge scope.
For that reason, this course will mainly focus
on creating a frame of a rigid bicycle,
something similar to what you might see on a touring bike.
During the course, we'll discuss
how you can modify this base model
to suit your own exact needs more closely.
We'll also briefly cover adding
some off the shelf components to get your model
up to a more realistic looking bike.
But please do bear in mind that modeling the frame
is the main thing that'll be covered in this course.
We won't cover the smaller components in great detail.
With that in mind, let's get started
with creating our bicycle.