What does a frame builder make when building a bike for personal use? Jeremy Sycip of SyCip Designs tells all...

Industry changes during the 1990s diminished the tube options for building lugged frames. Richard Sachs and Dario Pegoretti took matters into their own hands.

John Lewis of Seven Cycles argues that people who think custom is mainly about a well-fitted bike aren't seeing the big picture.

1988 Giro d'Italia winner Andy Hampsten showed up at this year's Eroica California on the same bike he won the Giro with.

Within minutes of looking around the exhibitor stands at Bespoked, Anna Schwinn started remarking on the differences she saw between the work on display there and what she’d seen at NAHBS less than a month prior.  We asked Anna to write down her thoughts.

Changing technology first formed and then dissolved Richard Sachs' business relationship with Samson components, but then later re-formed it.

"It takes courage to build a bike that will be compared to the likes of Rob English or Steve Potts. But most are trying something completely different rather than compete on that level." Craig Calfee thinks new builders are a courageous breed, deserving support and encouragement from established masters.

Craig Calfee's innovative frames were the first to gain acceptance of carbon fiber as a new material among pro cyclists back in 1991. He has not stopped inventing newer and better approaches since then, and now leads the development of road racing bikes with rear suspension.