Garrett Hare's senior project involved building a freestyle BMX bicycle. His project facilitator was Jonathan Vejjajiva, the manager of Free-Flite Bicycles. Garrett wrote a research paper on the basics of bicycle construction, riding, and the history of BMX. After high school, he plans to open his own bicycle shop in Canton, Ohio where he will work on, build, and maintain mountain bikes, cruisers, and BMX bikes. For his project, Garrett stripped the paint from parts of the bike, sanded everything down, and painted the frame, spokes, and rims.

1. Garrett Hare: Senior Project
2011-12
Freestyle BMX Bicycle

2. Project Facilitator
My Project Facilitator was Jonathan
Vejjajiva. He is the manager of Free-Flite
Bicycles in Riverstone.

3. Research Paper
My research paper consisted of the basics of bicycle constructing,
riding, and the history of BMX.
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It ties into my project because this background information is needed to
understand the logistics of bicycles.

4. My Career in Bicycles
I plan to open my own bicycle shop in Canton, Ohio.
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I grew up in a little town close to it, and would like to move back, and
create my own business doing something that I love.
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Bikes that will be worked on, made, and maintainanced at my shop will
consist of Mountain bikes, Cruisers, and all BMX bicycles freestyle, and
racing.

5. Paint Sanding Prep
Everything must be laid out
in order to see what needs
to be done before
sanding, and painting.

6. Paint Stripping
All paint on the parts of the bike must be
sanded off before the finishing paint is
added.

7. Paint Job Prep
Once everything has been
sanded down, it is now ready
for the finishing paint job.

8. Removing Spokes
Before hub After hub Spokes after
removal. removal, the removal,
spokes must ready for
be removed. sanding.

9. Spokes Sanded
All spokes are
sanded and ready
for paint.

10. Painting Spokes
Spokes sanded. 32 spokes painted 32 spokes
yellow. painted black.

11. Ready For Paint
Everything has been
sanded and is ready
to paint.

12. Frame Paint Job
Perfection, patience and hard
work pay off.

13. Spokes and Rim Wall
Rim walls, and spokes
painted and almost
complete.