Shut Up and Build Bikes Podcast

We talk about how Wade learned to make bikes, the continuing education he received over the years, the time he spent working full time as a framebuilder and the time he spent doing other work. We talk about how doing framebuilding full time changes the nature of the work and sometimes you can feel jaded about the bike handmade industry.

In the fifth episode of the Shut Up and Build Bikes Podcast, I interview Jeremy Shlachter of Gallus Cycles. Jeremy is known for building steel bikes in a classic style. Most of his bikes have a 1” threaded fork that he builds with the frame, lots of hand work, and often custom racks and stems. He does this well and has been

This week we talk to Rudi Jung from Black Magic Paint in Portland Oregon.

In the third episode of the Shut Up and Build Bikes Podcast, I interview another one of my favorite framebuilders, Julie Ann Pedalino of Pedalino Bicycles. Julie makes beautiful bicycles and is innovating some of the ways in which custom bikes get made — utilizing CNC machines for what usually has only been done by hand. She is continually exploring new techniques and trying new things in a way I can definitely relate to.

In the second episode of the Shut Up and Build Bikes Podcast, I interview another one of my favorite framebuilders, Sean “Burnsey” Burns of Oddity Cycles. Burnsey makes Steel and Titanium custom bicycles, mostly mountain bikes, and uniquely with a lot of bent tubing to create very distinct and beautiful bikes. In this episode, we talk about differentiating yourself in the custom bike world, how sometimes we get lost in the weeds and need to get back to basics, about how he learned to build

In the inaugural episode of the Shut Up and Build Bikes Podcast, I interview one of my favorite framebuilders, Kris Henry of 44 Bikes. As Kris puts it, he specializes in “anything that has knobs that touches dirt.” With 44 Bikes, he offers made-to-measure TIG welded steel and titanium frames. He is especially known for his