“The Future of the Bike Industry” is a conversation hosted by Stinner Frameworks featuring Adam Sklar and Bradford Smith, exploring the complexities of modern framebuilding. Learn more and watch the video below…

The latest video from Stinner Frameworks is an in-depth conversation between Aaron Stinner, Adam Sklar, and Bradford Smith that covers a variety of interesting topics pertinent to modern framebuilding. In it, the three experienced framebuilders speak to the specifics that power the U.S. bike industry from their perspective.

Given that each of the builders is at a different place in the manufacturing process—with Aaron being a US-production builder, Adam having production models made overseas and in the US, and Bradford being a custom builder—each has unique and informative insights on their journey through the process of making bikes. They also speak to the differences between imported frames and those made in the US, the advantages and disadvantages of working alone versus in a shop, what it’s like to grow a brand sustainably, and their outlook on the U.S. bike industry and local manufacturing.

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