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Shut Up and Build Bikes Podcast

Joe Roggenbuck

An interview show with bike framebuilders and handmade bicycle industry folks

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Ep. 46 Sam Whittingham of Naked Bicycles

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2020/09/28

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 out his website and follow him on Instagram

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Ep. 45 Paul Brodie

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2020/08/03

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 framebuilding. We also discussed his book.Check out Paul’s website and follow him on Instagram

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Ep. 44 Brad Hodges of W.H. Bradford Designs

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2020/07/20

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.

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Ep. 43 Georgena Terry

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2020/07/06

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 of other cycling apparel. More recently Georgena has left Terry Precision to get back to the custom bike

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Ep. 42 Paul Burford of BTR Fabrications

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2020/06/01

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 his mountain bikes are really meant to be tools, and finally we talked about making Youtube

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Ep. 41 Andrew Cooper of Bike Fab Supply

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2020/05/25

I interview Andrew Cooper of Bike Fab Supply in Phoenix, Arizona about his framebuilding supply business. BFS is always growing and adding new product offerings with an emphasis on customer service. It’s interesting to get Andrew’s perspective on how to build a business like his and what cool product offerings he has coming next.Check out Bike Fab Supply and follow Andrew on Instagram.

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Ep. 40 Nao Tomii of Tomii Cycles

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2020/05/18

Nao Tomii builds beautiful bikes in Austin, TX. We talk about how he got interested in framebuilding, how he learned, and what informs his build process. We talked about his hand-hammered bells, beautiful paint jobs, and hand-worked details.Check out Nao’s website and follow him on Instagram.

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Ep. 39 Eric Tomczak of Myth Cycles

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2020/05/11

Eric Tomczak builds Myth Cycles in Durango Colorado. Eric had the opportunity to work with Ron Andrews of King Cage for years before starting Myth Cycles, which is where he learned a lot about bike framebuilding. I wanted to discuss what that relationship was like and how it helped him get started. We also talked about when having complete control of the building process is ideal or even necessary. Eric told us about his recent full suspension frame build and what was involved.Check out the Myth

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Ep. 38 Tyler Reiswig of Btchn' Bikes

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2020/05/03

This week we talk to Tyler Reiswig of Btchn Bikes in Chico California. Tyler’s work is ambitious and interesting. We talk about how he grew up with a TIG torch in his hand and how he learned to build bicycles more recently - how parts of it were easy and parts of it were not because of this background. We talk about a bunch of specific projects he has done, like a carbon fiber rando fork and the dropouts he builds. I really wanted to talk to Tyler about the value of community and how helpful it must

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Ep. 37 Mark Combs of Chumba USA

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2020/04/20

This week I share my interview with Mark Combs of Chumba USA. We talk about what it’s like to run a solo framebuilding shop like he used to do with Majaco Cycles vs operating a partnership like he does now with Vince Colvin making Chumba USA. We also talk about the satisfaction of making bikes and seeing the rider’s first ride, about the cool dragsters his dad used to build, and about finding viable shop space.Follow Mark on Instagram and check out Chumba USA.

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Ep. 36 Tom Porter of Porter Cycles

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2020/04/13

Tom Porter builds Porter Cycles in Brooklyn, NY. His bikes typically involve fabricated, hand-carved lugs and other labor-intensive details. Tom won the best new builder award at the NAHBS 2019 show and it’s no surprise why. In this episode we discuss framebuilding, imposter syndrome, covid 19, and bike touring.

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Ep. 35 Paul Price of Paul Component Engineering

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2020/03/30

This week I talked to Paul Price about his company Paul Component Engineering, which just celebrated 30 years in business. We talk about how he got to where he is today, the ups and downs along the way, projects that came and went, some of the bikes he’s built, and what it looked like in the early days of Paul. We also discussed the current state of affairs with covid 19 and its effect on business.

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Ep. 34 John Caletti of Caletti Cycles

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2020/03/22

John Caletti has been building custom bicycles in Santa Cruz, California since 2004. In this episode, we talk about John’s journey to where he is today and the work that he does. We discussed the live/work space he is in, the importance of good paint on bike frames and the state of the bike painting industry, and the importance of passing the torch and helping others learn.

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Ep. 33 Ross Shafer of Salsa Cycles

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2020/03/17

Ross Shafer founded and built Salsa Cycles in 1982. Ross ran the company for 15 years and built it into a fun and important cycling brand before selling it to QBP in 1997. We talk about what made Salsa unique and successful and some of the stories from back in the day. Since then he has done a variety of things in metalwork and beyond that we discuss. Lately Ross works for Sierra Steels making pedal steel guitars. Fricking cool.Check out the Sierra Steels website, Youtube channel and follow Ross on

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Ep. 32 Eric Weis of The New England Builder's Ball

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2020/03/09

Eric Weis has been organizing the New England Builder’s Ball for nearly a decade. I interviewed him about the show’s history, what makes it unique, and how it has evolved.Go to the website and follow on instagram.

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Ep. 31 Austin Russell of Russell Makes

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2020/03/02

Austin Russell of Russell Makes isn’t our typical guest on this show. He has taken a framebuilding class and built a bike frame, but more notably, he has built thousands of wheelsets at Velocity USA and for the last few years he has been running the rim factory. Austin has rolled every Velocity rim that has come out of the Grand Rapids, Michigan facility and his job has him covering all parts of the rim manufacturing process from rolling, cutting, drilling, machining, and on to anodizing. Austin

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Ep. 30 Dale Marchand of Rolling Dale Cycles

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2020/02/23

This week I share my interview with Dale Marchand of Rolling Dale Cycles. Dale is relatively newer to framebuilding, but his work is really very strong. We talk about his class with Paul Brodie, the framebuilding scene in Canada, and how he has built up his shop for frame fabrication.Follow Dale on Instagram.

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Ep. 29 Mark Hester of Prova Cycles

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2020/02/17

Mark Hester builds custom bikes in Fairfield Australia. Mark studied mechanical engineering in college and worked in motorsports for a while before taking a framebuilding course at The Bicycle Academy in 2015. Since the class, Mark has been building bikes in Australia. Mark incorporates Stainless Steel, Titanium, and Composite materials. I find his use of 3D printed materials to be particularly remarkable.Check out the Prova Cycles website and follow along on Instagram.

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Ep. 28 Jeff Tiedeken of Monkey Likes Shiny

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2020/02/10

Jeff Tiedeken of Monkey Likes Shiny in Richmond, CA does a wide variety of machining and fabrication for aerospace, medical, and even weirdo art stuff. He’s been in and around the bike world for ages including making several absurd concept bikes and bike-related products like a U-Lock wrench.Follow Jeff on Instagram

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Ep. 27 Brad Bingham of Bingham Built

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2020/02/03

Brad Bingham has a unique story in the framebuilding world. Brad built his first bike frame out of utility - he kept breaking his Cannondales and he loved machining and fabrication. From there he took a titanium framebuilding class at the United Bicycle Institute, worked in production at Moots for over ten years, and then started to work with Kent Eriksen. Brad has now taken over operations at Eriksen Cycles and rebranded it to Bingham Built.Brad’s TIG welding is out of this world, as you might

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