Shut Up and Build Bikes Podcast

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

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.

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.

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 ventures and projects. Follow Daniel on Instagram and check out the Neuhaus Metalworks website.

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 Instagram Dward Design Website

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

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://austeremanufacturing.com/

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/

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 framebuilding components and a disc brake mount fixture. We discussed his story, CNC machining, automation, the bike industry and more. Follow along on ins...

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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, tooling, his machines, and the difficulty of finding suitable workspace as a builder living in a major city. Follow Tom on Instagram and check out his website.

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 is a much stronger MTB rider than most framebuilders and we discuss how his riding and racing inform his fabrication and design work. We talked a lot about...

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 his time in trade school and how it relates to making bikes. Zach tells us about Champ Ramps, his venture in the works to make sick, cnc-cut bike ramps. Che...

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 2000s. We talk about the different places he’s worked, the emphasis he brings to “transportation” bicycles, and the classes he has taught. We also discuss the...

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 community, about his bikes and his cool wishbone seatstays, about Pittsburgh’s cycling culture, and other perspectives surrounding these things. Follow Sean...

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. I think this discussion is one of the best I’ve ever had on this show. We also had a super valuable discussion about forward geometry mountain bikes. Check...

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 he began to teach bicycle framebuilding in 2010 and has continued until recently. These days he is making some excellent youtube videos on bike framebuildin...

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 him and what the challenges were. Follow Brad on Instagram and on his website .

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-named to Terry Precision Bicycles for Women - specifically addressing needs of women riders. Terry also famously has produced saddles with a cut out and lots...

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 Academy. We also talked about the partnership business model vs working alone, the importance/frustration of good and bad supply lines, his trail tools and how...