We sat down with Bram from Essar Cycles to get to know the story and the brain behind his steel creations. Unlike some of our other guests, Bram’s journey starts with the conviction that yes, of course, he can make his own bikes. It’s just a matter of finding out how and the number of …
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Ep 51 – Bryson Castillo: Making Your Own Hardtail
As requested by many of our listeners, we sat down to talk about the making of Bryson’s custom hardtail frame under the supervision of legendary frame builder Paul Brodie. Yes, the Paul Brodie of Brodie Bicycles fame. We go through the process step by step, from the first meeting with Paul, to the course format …
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Ep 47 – Jan Favre: Are Hardtails Really Such A Bad Idea?
We sat down with Jan Favre to talk some more about hardtails, industry fads and his single-speed adventures. Jan felt triggered by the Hardtails episode we recorded with Luise Rohland over the summer and sent in a thoughtful riposte to our conversation. Naturally, rather than letting the DM rot in our inbox, we invited Jan …
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Ep 41 – Luise Rohland: Hardtails and Other Terrible Ideas
We sat down with Luise Rohland to talk about hardtails, her experience racing one at SES Laax and, naturally, why you would want to do without rear suspension in the first place. Of course, there are many different shades of hardtails, from the fully rigid, single speed version that Bryson built himself, to Luise‘s more …
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