Even if this technology will not work for the whole frame it may be usefull for difficult parts like fork crown. I'm looking forward for what will came out of this.
Yeah it's so rad! Really fits that ex-bike messanger and urban rider aesthetic perfectly, while being incredibly functional. More bikes should come with integrated locks, Dutch bikes already do (different than a U-lock though)
@@polendri4812 Fair, but sounds like a bike they built for themselves. They live in Colorado where it doesn't rain much and not a huge angle grinder bike theft scene.
Wow! That last bike from @heavy bikes in Minnesota was the most different thing I've seen in a long time. No tubing! A cast aluminum truss frame like a bridge.
@@cwitt483 technology wise very interesting but there were so many beautiful hand crafted (not forgetting the paintwork) frames on the show. I think it was a little unfair to present this jaw dropper as the last one.
There were so many great bikes represented with all sorts of materials and finishes. You really need to spend more than a few hours to really appreciate the effort the builders and vendors put forth and didn't have that trade show vibe. I'm looking forward to next year. Glad to have been able to meet and greet a few as I think I've found a builder.
Spent a lot of time at the show talking to so many builders and such. I tended to gravitate to the more unique builders. Especially the 2 wooden frame builders. The one from the UK, TWMPA, was an exquisite work of art. Wooden bikes ride exceptionally well and are stronger than you think. Spent time at the Pinion gear/Gates belt drive booth. No derailleurs is very appealing for longer bike packing rides. Really liked the industrial venue. It gave it a feel of that garage inventiveness where a lot of these bikes started. FYI They might move it to September to avoid the forest fire smoke. Looking forward to next year. Cheers
Awesome video. It warms my heart that there's small, independent creators doing this stuff. Kinda reminds me of the wild stuff in the mid 90s MTB scene.
That Chrisworks retro e-bike would be the only electric motorcycle I'd ever want, really spectacular! Can't seem to find anything online about him or this bike, would love to learn more.
Love seeing the creativity and craftship of these designer/builders. Hope they get the financial support they need to keep doing the work they clearly love. Thanks for letting them talk, too
I have a trek 720 I’ve kinda modernized but I don’t love the 1 inch headset. Got like 2 that wernt the exact size for some reason and I just didn’t want to spend on a chris king headset but maybe.
@@lilbtyt7928Yes, there are different pitch threads on the steerer at times, requiring a different thread pitch headset which is annoying and why I would go with a 1" threadless if going custom. Also, my opinion is on road bikes, not mountain. Kieth Bontrager defintely believed in 1" on all his bikes (steel).
insanely paradoxical that the usa is so car-centric yet has such rich bicycle culture. i guess we have the european version but i do wish the uk had something like this
As an American with 5 vehicles and twice as many bicycles I feel like it is perfectly reasonable to have both cultures. We got the space and we got the means, might not feel that way in bigger congested cities but thats just a small percentage of the country in terms of area, would be nice however if more people rode bikes...
Great video. Thanks so much for giving such solid interviews with each builder, where they can fully talk about the frames. Wonderful detail. Thank you.
The 3D printing is very cool, especially as sintering tech improves. But I'd LOVE to see more hydroformed steel and Ti. Anchor bikes (previously Bridgestone) made some beautiful steel frames (they still make one, the RCN-7) where the tubes were flared to make silver brazing easy, but didn't use separate lugs. They had the smoothness of fillet but the weight of TIG.
Some many nice bikes and skilled builders. My grandfather was one of only a few frame builders in England in the 70s and 80s and he specialized in tandems in steel. He even exported to north America. Hed be so happy to see how custom frames have taken off now.
20:10 The first ebike I would really love to ride!!!!! More of this is needed!!! Apart from this I loved everything in this video. Never expected to see so many awesome custom bikes in 2023.🥳🥳🥳
The 'one of' art bikes were my favorites and the track bike with the wide stays was very cool. Gravel, onesies and electric shift are fads - Long live the ATB and the front derailer!
Love the builders & bikes you chose to highlight. I'm also glad to see aluminum is being rediscovered & deployed more creatively, seemingly with better compliance than 20+ years ago!
My sincere compliments to all the bike “artisans” that displayed their unique craftsmanship, although the bikes that stood out for me were the Onguza and especially the lugged-Wilde…
Crazy how all the builders use the ultradynamico tyres! The hijacked the market! I would like to know if they are worth the hype or just a stylish tyre?
Yes I agree… I bought an entry level Jansno X50 e-bike… I rode my Trek 630 from 1995 through 2004, then upgraded to a fat tire mountain bike that I still own… unfortunately in 2020 and 23 days after I retired I was diagnosed with chronic heart disease, even though I never took a sick day in my 41 years at the same job. But I am not giving up and I do not need an e-bike to match my old crotch rocket days. My first mini bike in 1969 looked like the 1/50th scale bike on the right… so I guess my retro bias kicked in. But you do have a choice to make. Thank you for the video.
All of those are sweet. The Significant Other, Bender, Chrisworks, Breadwinner, and Onguza really stood out. But they were all spectacular. Best value probably the Wilde?
That fully cast frame was wild.
Yes I like that one , very cool frame , nice struts moulded in on there !
All respect to all skilled welders in the film. But I hadn't imagined a cast frame before.
The Kirk position was cast but it could catch fire lol
Time stamp?
Even if this technology will not work for the whole frame it may be usefull for difficult parts like fork crown. I'm looking forward for what will came out of this.
That crazy 40s/50s vintage style ebike is amazing! And with a Rohloff too! Wow!
I really loved how the water bottles were positioned to look like cylinders.
I want to see more of this bike. What was the builder's name and what is his website?
Great to see so many women up there creating, designing and building.
That cast frame has unlimited possibilities. You could truly do just about anything. Man that would look sick pollished.
That integrated kryptonite lock in the seat tube @5:42 is a cool idea and very well executed. Thanks for the coverage Russ
Yeah it's so rad! Really fits that ex-bike messanger and urban rider aesthetic perfectly, while being incredibly functional. More bikes should come with integrated locks, Dutch bikes already do (different than a U-lock though)
@@polendri4812 Fair, but sounds like a bike they built for themselves. They live in Colorado where it doesn't rain much and not a huge angle grinder bike theft scene.
That lugged Wilde bike is gorgeous.
The Significant Other bike is gorgeous. Thanks for showing us around!
Wow! That last bike from @heavy bikes in Minnesota was the most different thing I've seen in a long time. No tubing! A cast aluminum truss frame like a bridge.
Remember Kirk precision back from the early 90’s …. Look what happened to most if not all there frames __
@@cwitt483 technology wise very interesting but there were so many beautiful hand crafted (not forgetting the paintwork) frames on the show. I think it was a little unfair to present this jaw dropper as the last one.
@@simonsmith2794 Not familiar; what happened to their frames?
There were so many great bikes represented with all sorts of materials and finishes. You really need to spend more than a few hours to really appreciate the effort the builders and vendors put forth and didn't have that trade show vibe. I'm looking forward to next year. Glad to have been able to meet and greet a few as I think I've found a builder.
That vintage built electric 'Chrisworks' bike! Sir, you created a masterpiece. Chappeau! Mind you.... *everyone* here is amazing.
Every bike you showed is beautiful. Thank you!
Big congrats for your masterful approach - letting the builders tell their story. Well done.
Concurred.
Really love this episode. Celebrating the artists and their craft. Super interesting and inspiring. 🚴✨✨
Danielle is killing it!
Spent a lot of time at the show talking to so many builders and such. I tended to gravitate to the more unique builders. Especially the 2 wooden frame builders. The one from the UK, TWMPA, was an exquisite work of art. Wooden bikes ride exceptionally well and are stronger than you think.
Spent time at the Pinion gear/Gates belt drive booth. No derailleurs is very appealing for longer bike packing rides.
Really liked the industrial venue. It gave it a feel of that garage inventiveness where a lot of these bikes started. FYI They might move it to September to avoid the forest fire smoke. Looking forward to next year. Cheers
But September is when wildfire season really gets going! Well, used to be.
Awesome video. It warms my heart that there's small, independent creators doing this stuff. Kinda reminds me of the wild stuff in the mid 90s MTB scene.
This video was a real treat! I love bikes so much now as I ditched my car 7 years ago. My health as well as pocketbook have done well.
Great bikes. Lots of passion can be seen from the builders... 8:26
That Chrisworks retro e-bike would be the only electric motorcycle I'd ever want, really spectacular! Can't seem to find anything online about him or this bike, would love to learn more.
Likewise! Can't find anything online....its a gorgeous piece of work
Wow! Just learned about Schon's framebuilding class and they're located close to me. Very cool.
Love seeing the creativity and craftship of these designer/builders. Hope they get the financial support they need to keep doing the work they clearly love. Thanks for letting them talk, too
I really like the shiny finishes, something I miss that was on bikes when I was a kid.
i went from; oh, to oh nice, to wow, to goodness me , back to wow, to dang, a whole roller coaster of amazing creations from joy makers.
Amazing creative Bike builders! Thanks for covering this event!
Fun episode! I love the creativity and craft the men and women bring to their builds, true artistry!
20:11 that is WILD. Gorgeous work.
That's my build at 20:10. Thank you Russ and Laura for the feature! @christopherwerks
Beautiful bikes, new technologies and interesting new bike ideas.... Thanks for sharing.
The talent on display is next level. For professionals they all seem approachable.
Great selection to focus on. Love to see some bikes covered in detail that I kind of overlooked.
Sea Otter is cool, but THIS would be heaven for me. Thank you so much for this video!
I love the way Ira routes the cable of the front brake!!! So nice
I really appreciate that girls custom black bike@5:16 so badass solid
Wow, there are so many bikes to fall in love with here! Thanks for interviewing everyone for us.
The 1" threadless steerer is a very underrated feature of the optimal steel bike.
I have a trek 720 I’ve kinda modernized but I don’t love the 1 inch headset. Got like 2 that wernt the exact size for some reason and I just didn’t want to spend on a chris king headset but maybe.
@@lilbtyt7928Yes, there are different pitch threads on the steerer at times, requiring a different thread pitch headset which is annoying and why I would go with a 1" threadless if going custom. Also, my opinion is on road bikes, not mountain. Kieth Bontrager defintely believed in 1" on all his bikes (steel).
insanely paradoxical that the usa is so car-centric yet has such rich bicycle culture. i guess we have the european version but i do wish the uk had something like this
We do, it's called Bespoked!
As an American with 5 vehicles and twice as many bicycles I feel like it is perfectly reasonable to have both cultures. We got the space and we got the means, might not feel that way in bigger congested cities but thats just a small percentage of the country in terms of area, would be nice however if more people rode bikes...
its because motorists keep running into us and we have to buy a new bike every few months
Thanks for making- this is excellent ❤
Fabulous content, here. So much creativity and dedication from all involved. Would love to go to a show like this, one day. Thanks for sharing!
Great video. Thanks so much for giving such solid interviews with each builder, where they can fully talk about the frames. Wonderful detail. Thank you.
Thank you for the amazing coverage of an awesome event! As someone who aspires to build frames I truly appreciate this.
Great to see women showing their creativity!🤙🏽
Some very cool bikes and designs. Thanks for showing us!
The Watts😍 More of this please!
The cast frame was AMAZING.
The 3D printing is very cool, especially as sintering tech improves. But I'd LOVE to see more hydroformed steel and Ti. Anchor bikes (previously Bridgestone) made some beautiful steel frames (they still make one, the RCN-7) where the tubes were flared to make silver brazing easy, but didn't use separate lugs. They had the smoothness of fillet but the weight of TIG.
Fantastic show. Lots of really interesting bikes. I dream of owning a custom bike some day.
The Simworks Doppo bike was my absolute favorite bike and is a dream bike of mine.
Some many nice bikes and skilled builders. My grandfather was one of only a few frame builders in England in the 70s and 80s and he specialized in tandems in steel. He even exported to north America. Hed be so happy to see how custom frames have taken off now.
oh, such a fantastic video. thank you so much!
Great coverage! Thank you Russ
The vintage e bike has me drooling.
That Wilde Lugged frame is absolute gorgeous!
Big ups to Onguza - love what they're doing. Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not.
so many wow bikes in this batch, and all built for fun and enjoyment
20:10
The first ebike I would really love to ride!!!!! More of this is needed!!!
Apart from this I loved everything in this video. Never expected to see so many awesome custom bikes in 2023.🥳🥳🥳
Awesome coverage!
That fully integrated stem and fork was sick. I’ll take three
Dang, life got in the way, but I had intended to go to this! Well, I'm glad you got a recording so I can still see some of the stuff that was there
So fun to watch. Thnx PLP crew 💪
Lots of innovation! Microbrand and one off's. Love it! The old school future.
loving that watt frameworks bike, fun take on the hope lotus bike
they didn’t have to consider brakes with it being a track bike
That Breadwinner is glorious! Thanks for the coverage.
was really hoping to see king fabrications track bike on here! cool video still
My fav is the Onguza shirt with the cow!
28:21 last bike seems from other world...casted frame.
I think what I enjoy most about bikes is that you can do whatever you want, and no one really cares. Everyone is just glad people are having fun.
Love these custom bike build videos
20:09 is a legitimately beautiful e-bike
The 'one of' art bikes were my favorites and the track bike with the wide stays was very cool. Gravel, onesies and electric shift are fads - Long live the ATB and the front derailer!
Love the builders & bikes you chose to highlight. I'm also glad to see aluminum is being rediscovered & deployed more creatively, seemingly with better compliance than 20+ years ago!
The vintage replica bike, what is the company? Its beautiful!
Sehr schön.
I realy never would put an living room table made from plastic in my room and knowing how it was made, all the same how it 'looks'.
Stellar bikes and Crust were cool. Everything else was more or less in the same fashionable gravel/road/urban category.
So many beautiful bikes. I'm a little jealous. I'm dreaming of a custom steel bike for everything, but electric. Probably have to win the lottery 😜
My motorcycle lust is showing… that Chrisworks is beautiful
How about a list of the frame builders? Maybe links to their web sites? Thanks.
The Schön and Significant Other were absolutely nutty. Both dreams bikes. Would love a gnarly mini velo and this tracklo monster.
the last bike is beyond cool. What they did alloy was moving art one of kind work
"a little dark in here" is an understatement
My sincere compliments to all the bike “artisans” that displayed their unique craftsmanship, although the bikes that stood out for me were the Onguza and especially the lugged-Wilde…
Lots of great bikes and content. Thanks russ
Crazy how all the builders use the ultradynamico tyres! The hijacked the market! I would like to know if they are worth the hype or just a stylish tyre?
Had to miss MADE so I’m grateful for this coverage!
these bikes put into perspective how nice the top of the line Steel bikes from the 90s were.
Yes I agree… I bought an entry level Jansno X50 e-bike… I rode my Trek 630 from 1995 through 2004, then upgraded to a fat tire mountain bike that I still own… unfortunately in 2020 and 23 days after I retired I was diagnosed with chronic heart disease, even though I never took a sick day in my 41 years at the same job. But I am not giving up and I do not need an e-bike to match my old crotch rocket days. My first mini bike in 1969 looked like the 1/50th scale bike on the right… so I guess my retro bias kicked in. But you do have a choice to make. Thank you for the video.
The Heavy Bikes one was cool.
All of those are sweet. The Significant Other, Bender, Chrisworks, Breadwinner, and Onguza really stood out. But they were all spectacular. Best value probably the Wilde?
7:58 what shifters were used for the mechanical rim brakes and wireless derailleurs?
They made their own switches.
Hi Rus. I have a question for you. Will you be doing a test review of the VO Rando frame? It is a sweet looking bike with the wishbone rear.
Those bikes look awesome! Changing a tire though might be a challenge...
nice saving the best (most interesting anyway) for last. The cast technology is incredible.
I love that mini velos are back (as an owner of one)
Very impressed with Rizzo and Heavy bikes
Significant Other Bikes is AMAZING!
All beautiful bicycles... ❤
These guys have some solid badass bikes 🚲 like works of art
2.28 that has the old cannondale cone top cap absolute nightmare can't lower the sten hight!
Lady with the custom ss wins
lots of 1x - "Save the front derailleur" :)
7:46 After seeing the massive SRAM front derailleur on this bike...maybe the 1x gang has a point
Wait, did I just hear 3D printed fork crown??!!
Koudos to the builders still using a torch to build frames!
Aluminum = new new