In 2011, The Bicycle Academy was set up, in southwest England, in an attempt to demystify the frame building trade. By 2022, it was forced to close its doors, due to the combined impact of Covid, ...

What if you could learn to build your own custom bike frame from scratch? In 2026, Portland, Oregon, will become home to Firsthand Framebuilding, a first-of-its-kind bicycle framebuilding school that ...

Discover the innovative process of building a custom bicycle frame entirely out of welded metal nuts. Follow the journey from ...

Bike frames are simple on the surface, but can quickly become complicated if you want to fabricate one yourself. Brazing and welding tend to be less common skills than knowing how to bolt things ...