Framebuilding Course Gallery

We are grateful to all the course participants who have provided the following photos of the frames they made on Dave's Framebuilding Course. You can click on any of the images to enlarge.

John Isles

Andy Wills

John & Andy's frames both have S&S couplings. The couplings were fitted to their tubes by Dave before the course.

Peter Green

Tim Brookes

John Kilpatrick

"On the course Dave mentioned he wanted to see some pictures of our bikes in far off places - is Bedfordshire far enough?!

I finished off the frame this week, and thought you guys might like to have a look. Fairly modern parts spec, but I was far too eager to get out and ride to search for some old shiny bits. The sense of achievement as I rode it down the lane for the first time was amazing.

Please thank Dave for his help, encouragement, guidance, biscuits, tea and for creating a monster. I can't wait to do another one!" JK

Darren Wright

Dave Fear

Geire Are Farset from Norway

Ben Orson

James Meyer

Dave McGuirk

Andy Chamberlain

Julian Jackson

Konrad Ciaramella

Chris Norton, touring bike

Dave O'Regan's fixed gear with Pauls dropouts

Pete Keeble made this frame for his wife....................."Thanks for a great week I learnt a lot
and got a great frame out of it which my wife loves ! Thanks also for the superb paint jobs."


Geoff Booker was the first person to make a trike on the course
Tim Ford


Steve Cavanagh's audax frame above left, and on top of the Gibbet near Elsdon, Northumberland, above right
Stephen Hopwood, Fixed Gear

Nick Jones, Fixed Gear

"I've built my bike up with bits and bobs from other bikes and a few new bits like the stem and bottom bracket, it rides brilliantly, it's great to have a frame that actually fits and goes in a straight line after being used to converting old bangers to fixed. Gets quite a few looks from couriers in the town, they can't quite work out what make it is!!" NJ