Taking a two week intensive frame building class was just that, intense. Spending 8-12 hours a day working on one project in isolation allowed for quick learning, but also the days ran together in a blur.

Now that I’m back in Austin with my normal routine, Doug’s workshop [...]]]> Elliott writes about his experience at austinbikeblog.org

Taking a two week intensive frame building class was just that, intense. Spending 8-12 hours a day working on one project in isolation allowed for quick learning, but also the days ran together in a blur.

Now that I’m back in Austin with my normal routine, Doug’s workshop in Niles, Michigan seems like a distant memory. However, I’ve received a certain confidence in my ability to not only build a frame but do handy work in general that I didn’t have just two week ago. Overall, it was a good experience and a well done class. I’m glad I went.

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This article is part of a series I’m writing about my experience taking a bicycle framebuilding class with master frame builder, Doug Fattic.

I woke up before dawn this morning ready to get started. Since we don’t meet for class until 9 AM and I hadn’t exercised since Thankgiving, I [...]]]> Elliott McFadden writes at austinbikeblog.org

This article is part of a series I’m writing about my experience taking a bicycle framebuilding class with master frame builder, Doug Fattic.

I woke up before dawn this morning ready to get started. Since we don’t meet for class until 9 AM and I hadn’t exercised since Thankgiving, I got up and went for a run around Niles. It was quiet and snowing on my run and much of the town is quite charming in a rust belt way. The older part is along the river with surronding hills.