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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What if you could learn to build your own custom bike frame from scratch? In 2026, Portland, Oregon, will become home to Firsthand ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s not often that you hear about a bike shop putting on a show that features the works of exquisite/rare bike frame builders from all over the US. But that’s exactly what Shickluna Bike Shop is ...

Cargo bikes can haul an impressive amount of stuff and serve as a car replacement for many folks around the world. While there are more models every year from bike manufacturers, the siren song of a ...

Despite Portland’s much-lauded bicycle culture, the local bike manufacturing industry faces many challenges. Frame builders, many of whom studied at the United Bicycle Institute of Ashland (the only ...