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 ...

Discover an incredible DIY journey as we attempt to build a truly unique custom bicycle featuring front-wheel-drive and ...

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 ...

Although wooden-frame bikes may not be a common sight out on the street, they're plentiful at events such as the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. So, what makes one stand out there? Well, it ...

Once upon a time pretty much everything was painstakingly made by hand until the Industrial Revolution and the rise of mass production. Economies of scale meant that manufacturing vast quantities of ...

Bike frames are most commonly made out of steel. If you’ve got money for something nicer though, you might go with something in aluminium or carbon fiber. [The Q] went completely off-the-wall with ...

Portland’s status as a bicycle building epicenter has taken a few hits since its prime nearly 10 years ago; but it is far from dead. Yesterday, Portland entrepreneur Chris Blandford announced he’s ...

I arrived in Steamboat Springs, Colorado gasping for air. The elevation is the first indication that if you’re from here, you’re made of sterner stuff. It only makes sense that Steamboat Springs is ...

When it comes to high-end, high-performance bicycles, most people look to materials like carbon fiber and titanium. Thanks to a technique utilized in the building of the Hypocrite gravel bike, however ...