Frameforum - THE Bike Building Website!

Frameforum is a site dedicated to the art and craft of the handmade bicycle. It’s about the people who make them; it’s about the people who ride them.
Frameforum is the place to be if you’re considering the 'custom alternative' – a bike that gives you everything 'off-the-shelf ' bikes don’t.

It’s about you - not Mr or Ms. Average.
A custom bike is more than just a paint job. A custom bike isn't about shaving grams for bragging rights either. It’s about you and your builder considering every aspect of the bike. The process starts with finding the best dimensions, followed by designing and building the frame, then deciding on each and every component part of the bike - your bike.

A bike that's been custom-built for you will fit you better than a stock bike ever could. It can be as individual as you are; it can suit your particular style of riding, your particular needs and be built from a material that suits you ... not the coffee stop crew.

Frameforum is also a great place those who build, or aspire to build, custom bikes.
In the forum section, you’ll find members embarking on their first steps in framebuilding as well as some of the greats of the framebuilding game; iconic builders making iconic bikes. If you want to ask questions and get answers on frame building from the folks who actually build them, this is the place.

In short; if handmade bicycles are your thing - whether rider, collector or creator - make Frameforum your first port of call!

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PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE...

Collectibles don't come more collectibile than this!

This is the FIRST-EVER Schwinn Paramount, part of Tam Pham's stellar collection of vintage track bicycles.

Read All About it HERE >>>

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HOW FRAMES WERE MADE...

masi

A timeless classic reworked - Richard Bryne's Masi 'Clone Project' is a painstaiking replica of a 1961 Masi 'Special' by Italian framebuilding legend Faliero Masi.

Read all about it HERE>>>

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ROULING ALONG

It may be December - but 11 is still the magic number!

The first batch of mouth-watering 11-speed groups have left the Campagnolo dolcieria, destined for a bike shop near you. Meanwhile, heading your way from London is the latest brain candy from Rouleur; by way of coincidence, Issue 11.

With its informed, intelligent writing mixed with atmospheric, deep-contrast photography, Rouleur changed forever our expectations of how a cycling publication should read and look.

There are no press-release prompted bike tests, no redundant (in the age of instant news) race reports.

Instead, Rouleur offers the reader a heady mix of premium ingredients. There are character-revealing, in-depth interviews; racing is covered with fan's-eye views from the roadside. The bike trade coverage leans more on heratige and craftsmanship than widgetry, while the whole package is rounded off with considered, industry-outsider opinion.

All this is accompanied with Photographers Gallery-quality visuals, wrapped up in an elegant, pixel-perfect layout.

EHBE REGISTRATIONS GATHER PACE

De Rosa's iconic Neo Primato

Registrations for the 1st EUROPEAN HANDMADE BICYCLE EXHIBITION are gathering pace, with some big names already showing commitment to the Show by grabbing their booth space nice and early!

Perhaps the best known of the exhibitors on board so far is Italian legend De Rosa.

For over 50 years, De Rosa has set the benchmark with their superb construction and exquisite finishing.

De Rosa will be exhibiting the 2009 range; in particular, their titanium and steel models. Each and every one of the highly-prized De Rosa Ti2, Titanio XS, Corum and Neo Primato models is "su misura" - custom built - by Doriano De Rosa, demonstrating he has inherited all of the skills and flair of father and company founder Ugo De Rosa - arguably one of the worlds' finest framebuilders.

Another big name who will be joining De Rosa as one of the major show attractions is Independent Fabrication of the USA.

IF are rapidly gaining a reputation as being amongst the best of the US 'micro-brands', with each of their sought-after models fully customizable and made-to-measure.

Other names already confirmed for the show include Nevi Titanium and Zullo of Italy; German specialists Ulrich Vogel and Gebla Precision Frames; Le Cadre from the Netherlands; 18Bikes from the UK and MSH1 Bicycle Works from the USA.

Switzerland is represented by touring specialists Stolz, plus Schlumpf Innovations, who design and manufacture a range of decidedly different gearing systems.

Negotiations are under way with other high-profile framebuilders and components manufacturers, which the organisers hope to announce after Eurobike.

The show runs from May 8^th - 10^th 2009 at the Congress-Centrum Stadtgarten, Schwäbisch Gmünd, in southern Germany. Getting there is easy; Stuttgart Airport is close by and the town is easily reached by major road networks and rail.

For further info on registration, please contact the organisers 2Souls Cycles or ask your questions on the EHBE dedicated forum HERE.

Check back regularly for updates or visit the EHBE website HERE.

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EUROPE'S FIRST BIKE-FIT SCHOOL

CYCLEFIT ANNOUNCES EUROPE'S FIRST BIKE-FIT SCHOOL CycleFit will be operating Europe's first professionally accredited cycle-fitting course this December. The three-day class will run from 5th-7th December and will be based in Central London.
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