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 ...

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, ...

Bicycles built with bamboo frames are inexpensive to make, strong, and durable. Here's how they're made, and how a team of engineers and bike enthusiasts hopes to make bamboo bike building a thriving, ...

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 ...

Thanks to [Radical Brad] for writing in to let us know about his recent project, building a street racing bike from square tubing and old bike parts. In this 50 minute video [Radical Brad] takes us ...

Chris Blandford of Firsthand Bike in a temporary spot for his framebuilder supply business located inside the Chris King Precision Components factory in northwest industrial. (Photos from video ...