I don’t want you to hunt around too much. Here is a list with links of all the available frame courses that I know about. Please, check your options. I am confident that I offer one of the best frame-building experiences going.
- United Bicycle Institute (2 weeks) (cost $2500.00) (4 to 1 student ratio)
- Doug Fattic (1 week to 3 weeks) (cost 2-week 1800+material-3-week 2300+material/Material 4-500 average) (3 to 1 student ratio)
- Yamaguchi (2 weeks) (cost $2700) (3 to 1 student ratio)
- David Bohm (Bohemian) (2 weeks to custom) (cost $2950) (2 to 1 student ratio)
- Hot tubes (1 week) (cost $2750) (1 to 1 student ratio)
- Ant bikes (1 week or 6 weeks) (cost $3150 1 week or $30,000 6 weeks) (1 to 1 student ratio)
- Brew Bikes (1 week) (cost $1500) ( 2 to 1 student ratio) (TIG only, no fork)
- Dave Yates (England) ( 1 week) (879 pounds + materials- $1400 U.S) (2 to 1)
- Cat Oregon ( 6 months apprenticeship) (cost $8960.00) (unknown student/instructor ratio)
- R & E cycles Seattle (4 days) (cost $3600.00) (1 on 1 student ratio)
- Sanner Cycles (palo altoCA) (3 days) ( cost $ 850.00) (1 to 1 ratio)
- Bamboo studio (3 days) $ 852.00) ( 4 to 1 student ratio)
- Jeff Bock (time ?) (cost $1800.00) (ratio ?)
- Downland Cycles (England) (6 days) (1015 pounds plus materials- $1600 U.S) (2 to 1, fork extra)
- OTM bikes (Italy) (6 days) (1600-1700 euro incl. materials-$2200+ U.S) (1 to 1 or 2 to 1 15% off – fork extra)
- Paul Brodie frame course (university of fraser Valley BC) (2 weeks) ($2500.00 +if premium materials used) (4 to 1 ratio) (pre-fab fork) TIG or fillet braze only
- Fahradbaukurse (Swiss) (2 weeks) (3500 franc $3865 U.S)
- Manofacto (Swiss) (1 week) (2500 franc $2760 U.S) (2 to 1)
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Are your 2012 classes full?
No, not at all. I still have Feb, March, May and some at the end of the year. Check out http://www.framebuildingschool.com and get them while they are hot!