The Builders for Builders Fundraiser is an event thrown by Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship (SBTS), and it’s back for 2025. They’ve teamed up with a select group of custom frame builders, Significant ...

In an era of global sourcing and computer-aided design, Gregory Townsend builds custom steel bicycle frames in his Monrovia garage. The 50-year-old British expatriate, who learned metal crafting in a ...

BOZEMAN - Carl Strong, who has built more than 3,500 custom bicycle frames over 17 years, hasn't given up on his quest to build the perfect frame. "My goal is to get better with every frame and ...

It wasn't that long ago that bamboo-framed bikes were thought of as a weird rarity. Thanks to its combination of durability, stiffness and vibration-damping characteristics, however, the material has ...

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, ...

Velo hopes to use the space not only build bike frames (so far, she’s only got orders from friends and family — a common way to start out), but to do other metalwork as well. She’s currently working ...