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Ever wanted to build your own custom bicycle frame? Interested in becoming the next new builder, or just want to experience the hands-on
feeling of creating your next ride? Our class can teach you everything you need to know in order to build you new titanium frame, a crafted steel
lugged or fillet brazed frame, or a lightweight steel TIG welded masterpiece. Road, mountain, singlespeed, or if you're really up for a
challenge, we offer a full suspension frame building class using a Ventana rear end. You will learn the important points of design, geometry,
set up, layout, machining, and brazing/welding technique for each discipline. From your idea to paper, from the machines to the frame jig,
we'll walk you through everything you need to know to make your idea into reality. Feel free to email us or give us a call and let us know
what your dreams are. We can schedule a time for a course around your needs. Frame building classes are one-on-one, so we can spend all the time you
need focusing on getting your frame building skills as far along as you are willing to take them.
Here are some things you should know about our class:
- Classes are held at our shop in Tempe, AZ, five minutes from the Phoenix Airport
- Build any kind of frame you want: road, touring, mountain (29ers and steel full suspensions too!), track/fixed
- Timing is somewhat flexible since all classes are one-on-one
- Classes are approximately five days long, with an average of eight hours of work per day
- We do work on weekends sometimes, so we can schedule around a long weekend should you need to
- Plenty of great riding, hiking, golf, and other recreational activities nearby - just ask!
- Lots of accomodations in the immediate area, ranging from budget digs to luxury resorts
- Our class will cover the design, machining, fixturing, and joining of your frame
- The cost includes all the materials you will need to walk away with your first frame in hand
- We can supply an extensive list of frame finishers to paint or powdercoat your frame
No matter what your reasons, our framebuilding class can help you get what you're looking for. We can teach you how TIG-weld or braze steel, or TIG-weld a titanium frame. We have two builders who have thousands of frames built between them, and have the all the experience necessary to help you build your first bike. Framebuilder Chris Zanotti has also taught undergraduate classes at San Jose State University and two graduate classes at Stanford University on the fine art of framebuilding.
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