Framework Bicycles is an impressive operation. In this episode we discuss Jonathan's story and everything about the bicycles and manufacturing process.

Ep. 65 Stephen Wood of Swood Cycles

Nov 26th, 2023 1h 34m

Swood Cycles is based in Richmond, Virgina. Since 2018 Stephen has been building up a shop and building bikes. You may know him for his steel bike frames or his T-Bars. Now he's starting a new venture - Haute Bicycle Co.

EP. 64 Dave Wages of Ellis Cycles

Jan 31st, 2023 2h 11m

Dave Wages tells us about his framebuilding career. From working at Serotta Cycles to Waterford Precision Cycles and then starting Ellis Cycles, Dave has had a wide variety of experiences in the past 25 years.

Ep. 63 Daniel Yang of Neuhaus Metalworks

Dec 13th, 2022 2h 15m

Daniel Yang has been working with Nick Neuhaus to design and build the best bicycles they can in Marin, California. Daniel comes from an engineering background and has embraced 3d printed metal frame components. We also talk about his other ven

Ep. 62 Ed Mason of Dward Design

Dec 5th, 2022 2h 13m

Dward Design is based in Bath in the UK. Ed Mason has taught framebuilding at The Bicycle Academy and lately he's focused on CNC machining with his two small Syil mills in his home shop. Listen along to his story!Dward Design InstagramDward D

Ep. 61 Zach Geller of Acoustic Cycles

Nov 28th, 2022 1h 50m

Zach Geller started building bikes in Pine Colorado in 2019. In this episode we talk about what he has done with Acoustic Cycles and the bikes he is building.Follow on Instagram and check out the Website

Ep. 60 Uriel Eisen of Austere Manufacturing

Nov 21st, 2022 2h 18m

Uriel and I go over his story with bikes and with building Austere Manufacturing. We talked a lot about lean manufacturing, process improvements, bikes, and business.https://www.instagram.com/austere_manufacturing/https://austeremanufacturin

Ep. 59 Danielle Schön

Nov 16th, 2022 2h

In this episode I share my interview with Danielle Schön of Schön Studio in Squamish, B.C. Canada.https://www.instagram.com/schonstudio/https://www.schonstudio.com/

Ep. 58 Devin Bodony of Lichen Precision

Oct 8th, 2022 2h 1m

Devin Bodony runs Lichen Precision -- a CNC machine shop just outside of Seattle, Washington. Devin started building full suspension bikes and eventually transitioned his work primarily toward CNC machining. He has a product line including bike

Ep. 57 Corey Kruchkowski

May 25th, 2022 2h 2m

Corey Kruchkowski of Kruch Custom Bicycles in Calgary, Alberta Canada is making cool bikes and in this episode we share his story.

Ep. 56 Hernán Montenegro of MMFG

Apr 12th, 2022 1h 30m

We share Hern's story getting into the custom bike biz. We discuss his area of expertise - carbon fiber framebuilding and frame repair.

Ep. 55 Rob English of English Cycles

Mar 26th, 2022 2h 31m

This week I share my interview with Rob English of English Cycles in Eugene, Oregon. We talk about Rob's history in the bike industry, his own business, and we ended up talking a lot about lean manufacturing at the end.

Ep. 54 Aaron Stinner

Jan 28th, 2022 2h 24m

Aaron Stinner has been building bikes for over a decade and we talk all about it. Our discussion gravitated toward running a business, the importance of paint, and a whole lot more.

Ep. 53 WZRD Bikes

Jan 18th, 2022 1h 30m

This week I share my Interview with Em of WZRD Bikes in Vancouver Island, Canada. We talk about fillet brazing, bike geo, Laser cutting parts, paint work, and a whole lot more. Enjoy.

Ep. 52 Garbaggio

Jan 14th, 2022 1h 55m

This week we interview Nick Kuszyk AKA Garbaggio in Queens, New York. We talk about the Huffer, his story, and why bikes rule generally.

Ep. 51 Tom LaMarche of La Marche Bike Co.

Jan 5th, 2022 2h 26m

Tom builds fillet brazed and TIG welded steel bicycle frames from his small shop in Philadelphia, PA. With roots in BMX, Fixed Gear Freestyle, and MTB, Tom builds some really excellent bikes. We talk about his story, construction methods, tooli

Ep. 50 Adam Prosise of Reeb Cycles

Jun 16th, 2021 2h 43m

This week I'm talking to Adam "Prosauce" Prosise of REEB Cycles in Lyons, Colorado. Adam machines and welds a ton of beautiful bicycles at Reeb, while riding like a maniac and still managing to run his own side hustle - Prosise Metal Works. He

Ep. 49 Zach Small of Amigo Frameworks

Jan 21st, 2021 3h

Zach Small runs Amigo Frameworks in Nashville, Tennessee. In this episode we talk about his story, from working with Rob Roberson and Joe Bell in San Diego, CA, to Comrade Cycles in Chicago, and the bikes he has built along the way. We discuss

Ep. 48 Mike Flanigan

Jan 4th, 2021 2h 53m

Mike Flanigan has been in the framebuilding world for decades, starting at Fat City Cycles in the late 80s, being a founding member of Independent Fabrications in the mid-90s, and going solo with Alternative Needs Transportation in the early 2

Ep. 47 Sean Handerhan

Dec 7th, 2020 1h 10m

This week I’m interviewing Sean Handerhan in Pittsburgh, PA. Sean works as a prototyping CNC machinist and has been building steel bike frames in the corner of that shop for the past few years. We talk about his career, about the framebuilding

Ep. 46 Sam Whittingham of Naked Bicycles

Sep 28th, 2020 1h 59m

Sam Whittingham has been building Naked Bicycles for over 20 years in Western Canada. We talk mainly about the career phases of a framebuilder and the huge lessons he learned about where his business fits in the landscape of the bike industry.

Ep. 45 Paul Brodie

Aug 3rd, 2020 1h 23m

Paul Brodie built frames for Rocky Mountain Bikes before starting Brodie Bikes. He built Brodie bikes for over a decade before selling the brand and moving into custom motorcycles. After making some truly incredible vintage motorcycle replicas

Ep. 44 Brad Hodges of W.H. Bradford Designs

Jul 20th, 2020 1h 22m

Brad has a long and interesting history in the handmade bike world and we discuss his story. From the days when he made Nemesis Cycles until more recently as he has transitioned the work to the W.H. Bradford brand, we talk about what inspired h

Ep. 43 Georgena Terry

Jul 6th, 2020 43m 49s

Georgena Terry started building custom bicycles in her basement in the 80s and in the following decades built one of the most impactful businesses in cycling. Her bikes addressed fit issues of shorter riders and eventually her company was re-na

Ep. 42 Paul Burford of BTR Fabrications

Jun 1st, 2020 1h 43m

This week’s guest is Paul Burford/Burf of BTR Fabrications in Froome, UK. We talk about the history of his company and how he got started. We discussed what the framebuilding community is like in the UK and his time teaching at The Bicycle Acad