What if you could learn to build your own custom bike frame from scratch? In 2026, Portland, Oregon, will become home to Firsthand Framebuilding, a first-of-its-kind bicycle framebuilding school that ...

After some time, road bikes may look a little worse for wear and the value in them may be hard to see, however, by following some simple techniques, they can restored to their former glory. In this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Are carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) bicycle frames poised for a “great reshoring” — the return of production to locales near the customer base — or will they continue to be fabricated and ...

So, you’ve built yourself a sick custom chopper and you’re ready to take it to the streets. The only problem is, you haven’t got insurance for it yet—and you’re not sure where to start. Your bike most ...