In Daniel Yang’s latest video, he sits down with Whit of Meriwether Cycles to learn what he loved most about framebuilding and what led him to leave it after more than a decade of doing it full-time. Watch the hour-long interview here…

Over the summer, after more than a decade of full-time framebuilding, Whit Johnson at Meriwether Cycles announced that he’ll be shutting down operations. Whit has been building custom bikes since 2013, and he attempted to keep things moving forward last year with his first production model, the Ponderosa, but it wasn’t enough.

In Whit’s words, “I’m happy to end on a high note with happy customers and friends who love their adventure buddies (bikes). If success can be measured without dollar signs, I’m happy that I’ve had a successful framebuilding career. Thanks for the support and trust from all of you who have bought bikes! If you ever need a repair on your bike, I’m here to help. I’ll still be building my own creations, but downsizing the shop a bunch.”

Daniel Yang of the Yang MFG YouTube channel sat down with Whit to dive deep into the Meriwether story. Their talk includes insight into why Whit loves framebuilding, why it’s okay to be different (but that doesn’t mean you’ll be successful), the importance of learning, and much more. Watch it below:

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