"What if you could learn to build your own custom bike frame from scratch? In 2026, Portland, Oregon, will become home to Firsthand Framebuilding, a first-of-its-kind bicycle framebuilding school that aims to transform the way riders and makers perceive handmade bikes. From transforming raw tubes into dream-worthy frames to mastering the craft of custom bicycle design, this new school is set to become the "Ivy League" of framebuilding."
"Firsthand will offer a comprehensive range of framebuilding classes, filling a role that has been missing from the handmade bike community for years. From the fundamentals of framebuilding for beginners to advanced practices for established builders, the program covers geometry, bike fit, frame design, and cutting and sourcing tubes, providing both hands-on fabrication resources and a strong focus on education in all aspects of the industry on a beautiful campus that will serve as a community hub for the school."
Firsthand Framebuilding will open in Portland in 2026 as a dedicated bicycle framebuilding school with an architecturally striking campus and distribution center. The school will teach framebuilding from fundamentals to advanced techniques, covering geometry, bike fit, frame design, tube cutting and sourcing, and hands-on fabrication. Course formats will range from brief one-to-three-day seminars to multi-week intensive programs aimed at beginners and experienced builders. The campus will serve as a community hub, supporting established and prospective builders through education, shared facilities, and access to curated framebuilding essentials. The program aims to revitalize and professionalize handmade bicycle craft.
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