Dave Yates Frame Build Course
Documenting my frame building experience
Frame Building with Dave Yates
5 Days | August | 2015
A wonderful experience, spending 5 days in the company of such an accomplished frame builder, and master of his art!
Just A Collection of Tubes
Eleven tubes and a handful of metal bits & pieces – how hard can it be?
Keeping a North East cycling name alive. On day 5 of the course, Dave let me have his remaining original ‘varnish fit’ DENTON transfers. These were from his stock of transfers from M Steel Cycles – Dave built DENTON frames during the 1990s. I used what was available in the bundle to fit to my newly built frame!
Building your own frame…
An unforgetable experience and one I would recommend to anyone with a similar interest!
My Experience Documented Through a Series of Blog Posts
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