Firsthand Framebuilding Opens 2026/27 Class Registration

Soft-launched at the 2025 MADE bike show, Firsthand Framebuilding in Portland, Oregon, has been renovating an 8,000-square-foot shop that will be the future home of their framebuilding school, which will provide education, resources, and supplies for the custom bicycle community. Firsthand Framebuilding is the U.S. dealer of Reynolds steel and titanium tubing and the official home of Paragon framebuilding components.

It’s exciting to see the project coming together, with the first round of classes scheduled to start in November. Classes range from traditional two-week programs with no experience required to in-depth weeklong programs for existing builders looking to expand their knowledge and skills. Foundational multi-day seminars will also be offered, covering a variety of fabrication methods and topics. A star-studded list of guest instructors will lead classes, with Firsthand’s in-house builders assisting and teaching specific classes. Guest instructors for 2026/27 include Mike DeSalvo, Tony Pereira, Joseph Ahearne, Bob Kamzelski, Oscar Camarena, and Tony Batcheller.

A quick glance at Firsthand’s class schedule shows a brazing clinic, TIG welding clinic, a steel TIG framebuilding course, and a steel fillet course—and that’s just in November. Two-day foundation clinics start at $900, and two-week framebuilding courses start at around $3,800.

You can check out the entire course catalog at Firsthand.Bike.

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