Stanford students build top-quality bikes from the ground up 

Right, like a recreation center where you can rent/lease tools based on time availability? I can think of United Rentals where you can rent certain equipment. Im sure you can find drill presses, paint guns and welders somewhere! Surely you could design one on paper, find out what you need and order the materials (for the bike frame) then fabricate it yourself. It could be slightly less economical to fabricate your own as opposed to buying one--depending on suppliers and such; certainly you'll spend a lot of precious time on making your own

holyteejful He said innovative people, as in people who are creatively constructive. Never said a word about a bike.

Joe11Blue I know what innovative people are... but whats his point? Thats what I was getting to... there are librarys AND tools out there... and since he commented on a video about students making a bike I am assuming his entire comment refers to the video, thus a bike.

i mean all these tools and info that some institutes horde for them self and for those who have the money instaed of giving it to the public like a library, research is meant to be added on and built upon and in reality it hold us all back is all I’m saying

yes.. thats why rich people stay rich and smart. yadi yadi yada