My very first bike build, which I also painted myself! Came out pretty awesome. I’ve only a few rides so far, but the bike feels great.
Check out Yamaguchi’s Frame School in Rifle, CO. Yes, it’s expensive. Yes, it’s worth it. Yes, YOU will do almost all the work, but he will help where it really matters, such as fixturing, techniques, the tricky parts of brazing delicate features, etc. He’s very patient, great guy, good teacher. And at the end, you’ll get a custom sized/spec’d bike and fork. I also added the stem class because if you’re already there, you really should. The stem was actually the first part we completed, so it was nice to hold a real part while waiting for the frame/fork to progress.
I used spray.bike paint, and they liked it enough to feature my bike on their Instagram. The paint definitely has a learning curve to it, but was very much worth the effort, and it works really well.
If anyone has questions, please reach out and I’ll do my best to answer them.
