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 ...

Many cyclists dream of building their own frame. Something they can ride across the landscape, point to, and say, “I made that with my own hands.” But if that dream tugs at your soul hard enough to ...

When it comes to bicycles and components, people tend to defend their preferences with what amounts to an almost-religious fervor. But ultimately our opinions about what’s “best” are often just ...

Some University of Iowa students work on plain metal frames and transform them into colorful and unique bikes every semester. The course, which melds engineering and art, has a long waitlist of ...

Discover the impressive process of building a one-of-a-kind custom bicycle, entirely constructed from hundreds of metal nuts. This video follows each step, from arranging and welding the nuts to form ...

Boom Boom Bike Room owners Erin and Alex Guereña don’t want to just build you a bike. They want to build you your bike. The first step of the process? Make a playlist. “We ask for the playlist to get ...

In this video, a unique bicycle is showcased, featuring a design that allows it to stretch, shrink, and grow. The timeline includes the following segments: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Build 03:13 Stuffing 05:02 ...

Now in six colors plus a raw, paint-it-yourself version, the GMB100 build frame lets builders customize a Predator 212 ...

But this wasn’t always the case. In the ’80s and ’90s, steel and aluminum ruled the industry. Titanium was for custom frames or bikes at the tip of the spear. Carbon fiber bike frames were getting ...