FROM STEEL: The Making of a Soulcraft

by Tyler Maine
Jan 22, 2011 at 20:09

Watch filmmaker Michael John Evans as he follows Sean Walling (owner of Soulcraft bikes) through the artful process of bringing a bike to life in his Petaluma, California shop.

Enjoy watching,


Filmmaker Michael John Evans sets out to visually portray “the zone” which one enters when their craft is honed.

Sean Walling, owner of Soulcraft, builds top notch custom steel bicycle frames. This short film documents Sean’s fabrication methods: a well choreographed dance of experience and muscle memory producing a seemingly effortless ode to process.

From Steel: invites the viewer into Sean’s machine shop for an up close and personal look at the work that results in yet another awesome Soulcraft.

Musical score provided by the internationally praised duo, Mattson 2. Courtesy of Galaxia Records.

Directed by: Michael John Evans: michaeljohnevans.com

Starring: Sean Walling: soulcraftbikes.com

Music by: The Mattson 2: mattson2.com
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201 Comments

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flag brule Mod Plus (Jan 22, 2011 at 20:14)
 Hand built bikes are pieces of art that need to be shared. I have a frame that was built in Jasper by a one man show "Whiley Tube Works", some 11+ years ago now and have owned a Chromag Gypsy (moved on to a new owner recently) and they are treasures due to knowing the people that cut the tubes and welded them into life. Thanks to everyone out there doing what you love for those of us that love to ride!
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flag biname (Jan 22, 2011 at 20:53)
 Its nice to know that some frames are still hand made. We relie way too much on Taiwan and China for our products, people should try to support the compagnies that keep the industrie alive with hand made craftsmanship. These people are artists!
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flag rigodon777 (Jan 22, 2011 at 21:18)
 Both statements are 100% true! I loved watching that video.
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flag emeric (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:53)
 As a mountainbike mechanic, This is a perfect exemple of my dream goal! Tired of repairing, changing chains and brake pads...
This is what it is all about : creation, conception, art, skills and an amazing love for bikes!
Hope on day i will be able to change my life and built my own bikes from scratch!
Thanks for this video, hope it will inspire more people to do this craft and to save this beautifull profession.
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flag rhys-the-rider (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:52)
 I completely agree; thats my dream job right there...hopefully one day it'll happen.
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flag rizz121 (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:22)
 There are still bike companies who are doing it by hand look at devinci in canada
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flag Bjammin (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:36)
 AGREED (with all of you). when I get a job, thats wat i wanna do, exept w/ beeest fullys. (dont get me wrong, HTs are cool too, but ya gotta love the squish, especially when theres no flow to be found)
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flag hampsteadbandit (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:10)
 great video

anyone watching this?

don't fall into the 'racist stereotype' about Taiwan or China....

quality is quality wherever it is manufactured, and all frames are 'hand made' (human hands involved in all the tube cutting, prep, welding and post-weld processes)

whether its a guy in the USA, Canada or the UK making small numbers of cromoly steel frames for exclusive customers, or a family-owned factory in Taiwan making 1000 aluminium-alloy frames for a bigger "brand" there is alot of expertise and love in all bicycle frame fabrication

quality is quality, wherever its made....ride your bicycles and enjoy the work of these frame builders, whoever they are and wherever they come from!
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flag macroman (Jan 25, 2011 at 14:43)
 hampsteadbandit - thank you, you are spot on. I wish people would read and understand what you wrote because that is the way it is. I have a great amount of respect for the independent builders but I also have the greatest amount of respect for the Giant, Specialized etc. frame builder.
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flag daigneauu (Jan 22, 2011 at 20:11)
 Thats so sick i love the smoke that comes off it. and the bike looks sick
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flag norcalassassin (Jan 22, 2011 at 20:19)
 blew my mind actually tup
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flag KURTSUCKS (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:12)
 Hardtails are sexy!
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flag dlowebiker (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:59)
 Quality.
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flag lovethedirt (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:09)
 brilliant, im speechless
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flag j-maul (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:33) (Below Threshold) show comment
 Weird I only posted this yesterday in the forum and now its on the front page. Coincidence or what
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flag Dirt-Street-Park (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:44)
 Sick workshop, nice tools. Not to mention that awesome as f*ck frame. Sooooo clean. This has really shown me how a lot of things are done when it comes to hand building a frame, and how much work it is. That must be an awesome job, two of my favourite things, bikes and engineering!
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flag yonyon1231 (Jan 23, 2011 at 5:03)
 very nice video
it's great to see all the parts come together to one master piece
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flag lewisstp (Jan 23, 2011 at 5:45)
 It'd be cool to see the making of a hydroformed Scott frame....Wink
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flag akozz (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:17)
 Who would thought that simple HT frame need such inasane amount of work. Awesome
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flag cools320 (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:31)
 I have the same mask XD
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flag IH4LIFE (Jan 23, 2011 at 8:13)
 Thats definetly a lost art.
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flag cjayfreerider17 (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:05)
 so sick.
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flag philipstonier (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:09)
 that guys living the dream, ive always wanted to make my own steel frame but i dont have the time for it
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flag mtb1stdegree (Jan 23, 2011 at 10:28)
 hmm steel, prob not the lightest frame, but its is sick
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flag stompeinator (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:02)
 I wish the frames weren't 1700, otherwise I'd probably get one, especially since i only live 20 minutes away from where he makes them
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flag mtbKELSEY (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:10)
 I have to say this one one of the BEST videos I've watched on Pinkbike in along time! I loved the journey it took us on, showing the process of a great art form, from beginning to end, and not to mention BEAUTIFULLY executed, Pinkbike has really strayed away from showing videos that actually took time and effort to create. This was a PERFECT short film.
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flag ziegele (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:29)
 i think soulcraft needs to make dirt/street/park frame. i would buy it in a heart beat
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flag DownHillCooper (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:57)
 i wish i lived 20 minutes away from him! and @ ziegele- i agree! howabout a 4x frame also!
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flag ziegele (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:00)
 that would be prime aswell
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flag rorywood (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:02)
 that was sick! such a clean looking bike aswell!
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flag madhatter28 (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:05)
 to " the man" building the frame crazy amount if skill you have being a machinist and welder all my props go to you great job
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flag corsair711 (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:51)
 It'd be killer to intern there for a couple weeks.
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flag bikebikebikebike (Jan 23, 2011 at 15:16)
 Really great vid, i was blown away with the manufacturing, especially the precision and skill used. This is the whole other side of the biking industry and it is great...this should be vod
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flag TremblayBKer (Jan 23, 2011 at 16:21)
 holy crap thats alot of work but turns out perfect if you give 110% ! he oubviously did!
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flag santacruz-syndicate (Jan 23, 2011 at 17:23)
 my dream job!
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flag Tejj (Jan 24, 2011 at 8:38)
 This should be POD, that was great, everything about it. i was mesmerized.... and the music suited it perfectly. Even though there's no riding its still a video about biking.
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flag zorba73 (Jan 24, 2011 at 11:58)
 Quality American engineering.
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flag KURTSUCKS (Jan 24, 2011 at 12:36)
 I wouldnt go as far as that though. its just a bike...
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flag zorba73 (Jan 24, 2011 at 12:47)
 Better than being sub quality American engineering.
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flag kjl845 (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:33)
 Simply awesome. Nice to see someone actually working with their hands. At one time schools in this country actually taught metal working, welding, and using such machinery. Now its a thing of the past. I love all the frame jigs used in building the frames, beautiful product at the end of video.
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flag k2dan (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:00)
 see this every day working in a steel shop myself ,but this is custom that the beauty of it ,he does what he loves ,respect !!
great vid well done we can see all the detail that comes in building a frame not an easy task ,where not close to building frames at my shop but maybe one day we never know
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flag j-brosky (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:43)
 I can't believe this, I think I'm in love. Fabrication, and topped it off by powder coating my favourite colour and great music! This guy is f'ing awesome!!!
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flag Snowdog85 (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:21)
 Very good video!
Anserwed some of the questions i asked myself about frame building. they Reminds me that tv program ''how it's made''
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flag marvin-the-martian (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:44)
 ye the vid is like 'how its made' bar one thing - this is better!
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flag xcjunky (Jan 23, 2011 at 15:09)
 Wow the guy building this frames has lot of skills. Beautiful video and even more beautiful bike. 26 er XC steel hardtails and SS to boot are da shiz!! I was thinking about a Sawyer, but this makes me want to get a Soulcraft.
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flag DeepInTheForest (Jan 23, 2011 at 21:36)
 Love the steel frames. I rode my 1994 Norco Team issue on the North Shore well into the early 2000's. Upgrading it year after year for the love of its feel. Alas, I finally switched to the full suspension cush for the sake of aging bones and well, because riding styles change and it was time to embrace the new school. Keep the craft alive.
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flag deanw (Jan 22, 2011 at 21:39)
 I now desire a steel hardtail.

That video shows a true craftsman at work.
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flag starcbiker (Jan 24, 2011 at 14:20)
 TIG welding for the win! I was working with some TIG earlier today, i must say steel is much more enjoyable to weld then aluminum Wink
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flag Terrafire (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:04)
 I watched this like 5 times before this came up on frontpage aha. As for you @woodline, learn to Tig weld, braze, use CAD software, buy a shitton of expensive machinery, have tons of free time, and a passion for bikes and you'll be fine.
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flag hayden4x (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:01)
 This video genually made me happy while I was watching it
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flag seraph (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:55)
 The only problem is that what you've seen happen here in a mere 5 minutes actually takes several months due to the backlog of bicycle orders. Every time I see Sean he looks more tired.
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flag iamamodel (Jan 23, 2011 at 18:40)
 Seraph, I visited a workshop near Petaluma run by a guy named Curtis. Do you know what brand that is? I made a suggestion for his forthcoming cargo bikes and I want to check if he ran with it.
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flag seraph (Jan 23, 2011 at 20:49)
 Not off the top of my head. I will ask my boss though, he has lived here a lot longer than I have.
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flag iamamodel (Jan 26, 2011 at 13:55)
 I found out - its Curtis Inglis of Inglis Cycles and also Retrotec. He's in Napa.
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flag guari (Jan 23, 2011 at 10:33)
 This is probably the best video i have seen in MONTHS !!!!!!!

this is art...art for the bike, the riders....is culture...is just ..no words.
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flag mozz (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:58)
 Perfect way to kick of a Sunday morning, some true craft going on there.
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flag lux-freerider (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:37)
 awesome :O It's weird how you never think about how much work actually went into the frame you're riding ...
but he's not the only guy making frames for that company is he??
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flag IanHylands Mod Plus (Jan 22, 2011 at 21:01)
 Wow, awesome filming!
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flag evomtb (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:15)
 something else thats awesome, those sideburns
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flag nikoniko (Jan 24, 2011 at 0:55)
 Amazing video depicting the true art of building a frame!
I want a steel frame now!
Im sold!
RidEOn!
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flag en-velo (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:17)
 That machine that looks like Pac man at the start looks so cool
The movie was amazing
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flag Edogg24 (Jan 23, 2011 at 10:04)
 Beautifully made machine. So much love and passion goes into our sport, from the smallest ball bearing to the longest epic ride.
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flag hugslyh (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:34)
 that is so coooooool
wanna learn to do that sod school that is much more intresting
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flag rmarcyes (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:31)
 Very Cool Visual Passion Video of our Sport that does not get enough notice
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flag WAKIdesigns (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:37)
 Amazing! Would be great if more people could work like that localy instead of small company owners subletting the work to Taiwan to maximize the profits.
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flag chyu (Jan 23, 2011 at 5:44)
 Thanks for the tutorial. I'm building my own bike now.
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flag menon (Jan 23, 2011 at 5:05)
 Video of the month!
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flag lightningskull (Jan 23, 2011 at 5:03)
 Craft as art. Very nice shop - very nice bike. Thanks for posting
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flag rmflow1 (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:23)
 i appreciate bikes alot more now. thanks !
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flag Muttley (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:00)
 That just brightened up my morning so much!
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flag fullbug (Jan 24, 2011 at 7:51)
 he's got the coolest headbadge on the planet.
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flag kanioni (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:02)
 I'm out of words right now
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flag yonibois (Jan 25, 2011 at 9:31)
 I got a tour of the Orange factory 10 years ago. My Patriot is now 12 years old, and still going strong, and I'm still proud of all the work that went into it!
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flag shishka (Jan 24, 2011 at 16:18)
 Is it just me or is the whole soulcraft bike lineup extremely over priced? I mean who is going to spend $4800 on a rigid single speed. I guess one is born every minute. Great looking frames and welding technique but too mas denero in my opinion.
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flag Mugen (Jan 25, 2011 at 16:10)
 Have to agree, as much as i admire the process of a hand built frame, you can get amazing steel frames from dmr, ragley, on one... for between 200 and 400. These are not big companies, so you can hardly call them mass produced. Dont see how you can justify paying 5x more for the frame when in all likelihood it will not ride any better... Even a Ti frame would be half the price
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flag Drea (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:33)
 Essence of craftsmanship. Love the headbadge too.
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flag rangemaster Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:45)
 sex
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flag Bjammin (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:37) (Below Threshold) show comment
 are you dumb?
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flag rangemaster Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:12) (Below Threshold) show comment
 apparently not as dumb as you. you really goin to fight me about a compliment to the video? really? REALLY? f*ck off dude. go ride.
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flag Bjammin (Jan 24, 2011 at 16:33)
 i dont see how simply writing "sex" is any form of a compliment. if you meant it like "thats sexy" then its a completely different story, but thats not wat u wrote. I love this video just as much a you do, and its stupid to fight a compliment.
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flag Kondasaurus (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:16)
 gorgeous frame, the finished product is amazing
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flag dhowie (Jan 27, 2011 at 9:05)
 Id love to see how some of the carbon framesets are made? As I have worked with the material before, it baffles me how they make it seemlessly. Smile
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flag KevSong (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:11)
 that's mad!.... i want one in my garage so i can just say "it's hand made"
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flag mahatmacoat (Jan 25, 2011 at 11:39)
 How long did it take from start to finish? I'm curious, as I teach engineering, and this is going to be shown to my students on how things should be done!
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flag klerric (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:38)
 Puts my tool shed to shame!
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flag ChinoJ10 (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:28)
 That's so cool ! I'd like to see more of these videos from other company's !
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flag BlackFerret (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:20)
 Welding to that standard is a lost art! that bike looks awesome!
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flag SHARK555 Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:25)
 that was amazing! love that frame jig, makes welding so much easier! wish I had one.
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flag DHJunkiee (Jan 24, 2011 at 11:07)
 That's a lot of work for a bike. Respect.
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flag Enduro27 Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 21:00)
 amazing! im gonna go drive over to that shop!
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flag parkboy (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:56)
 Awesome video i was captured in amazement, I wonder how many bikes that guy could build in a day?
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flag llarrggee (Jan 28, 2011 at 12:39)
 That's how my Kona is made.

Hang on sorry I forgot its mas-produced in Taiwan

Probably by some kids too.
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flag dirtdoctor (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:05)
 Amazing images... I wonder how many hours go into one build?
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flag luis-beri (Jan 24, 2011 at 8:57)
 art in the making!!

really cool vid
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flag hardtailpride25 (Jan 23, 2011 at 19:53)
 amazing. I want a steel hardtail.
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 25, 2011 at 10:08)
 I don't think I blinked once. That was mesmerizing! What a gorgeous bike, and a terrific short film.
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flag Cory40 (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:34)
 a rediculous aray of machine and welding skill fantastic job continue the good work
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flag danmaran (Jan 23, 2011 at 16:19)
 Great see there are still people like you mate , making bikes by hand.
Dan.
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flag ebsuburban (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:05)
 this was the first video on here I watched from start to finish in a while ... hope to see more like it!
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flag RicardoAlves (Jan 24, 2011 at 13:23)
 So much work behind the bikes that we have at home! Amazing work!!!!
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flag jptothetree (Jan 24, 2011 at 13:16)
 Art in creation, both the frame and the video. Keep up the amazing work!
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flag mcscabby (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:09)
 and great vid btw... I have an I fab cross bike and it is super sweet, would love a soulcraft singlespeed..
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flag niko-bellic (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:46)
 Those tube notchers are BAD ASS! Me wants!!!
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flag curto (Jan 29, 2011 at 6:49)
 no shit ay, pretty intense
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flag DoWnHiLl-racer (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:09)
 awesome, really really awesome
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flag dh-freeeride (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:44)
 ^^ who wouldn't.
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flag dillpicle (Jan 22, 2011 at 20:17)
 beautiful craftsman ship tup
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flag dhclum (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:10)
 pretty incredible i think
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flag Ryan327 (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:37)
 I would buy one, witout a doubt.
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flag lohmejd (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:15)
 Great video. Real chill. Beautiful end product!
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flag seraph (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:04)
 Yeah baby. Metaluma!
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flag OneMoreCrank (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:16)
 Thanks for sharing this, i loved it Smile
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flag woodline (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:50)
 wow that's awesome!
how/where can you learn this?
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flag Philler (Jan 23, 2011 at 10:26)
 mach eine Lehre als Konstruktionsmechaniker da lernst du Schweissen,Drehen,Fräsen usw. allerdings ist die Werkstatt die man da gesehen hat mehrere hunderttausend Euro teuer. Der hatte ja selbst ne Pulverbeschichtungsanlage etc. das hatte auf jeden Fall Meisterstatus was der so gemacht hatte.
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flag j-brosky (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:43)
 I can't believe this, I think I'm in love. Fabrication, and topped it off by powder coating my favourite colour and great music! This guy is f'ing awesome!!!
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flag pppratte Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:48)
 craftmanship right there !!!!!
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flag psynide (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:04)
 wow ! this is the life! build bikes. ride bikes
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flag bigpeaches (Jan 24, 2011 at 14:16)
 Amazin
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flag bikercoimbra (Jan 23, 2011 at 4:53)
 :o
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flag TimBigHitFSRII (Jan 23, 2011 at 15:20)
 This video gave me a machine/tooling boner!
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flag Marc-Antoine-mtb (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:11)
 that guy have a sick job!!!
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flag caiocrz (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:47)
 I can see why its called soulcraft. looks mint
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flag wrc21 (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:31)
 Best video I've seen in a long time.
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flag syncro (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:52)
 LONG-LIFE TO SOULCRAFT !!!!
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flag riejuspike (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:53)
 fantastic! Big Grin nice job
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flag totoiswarped (Jan 23, 2011 at 16:29)
 if the dictionary had videos, this vid would be under "man"
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flag three-chillies-design (Jan 23, 2011 at 17:05)
 Awesome to watch. That is now my how to bible Smile
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flag madm3chanic (Jan 23, 2011 at 18:04)
 hahahaha paul you berk. it may be your bible, just make better frames than this.
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flag spazybiker147 (Jan 23, 2011 at 22:57)
 just beautiful
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flag MAJESTICAR (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:14)
 Very nice. Good job.
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flag radoon (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:57)
 amazing!
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flag fullbug (Jan 24, 2011 at 7:49)
 a soulie dj/4x would be cool. c'mon sean, tig one up!
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flag NorcoRyder09 (Jan 24, 2011 at 2:22)
 Pure Craftsmanship right there. Great vid.
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flag downhill839 (Jan 23, 2011 at 3:42)
 Awesome !!
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flag toulioss (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:52)
 artful
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flag mcscabby (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:08)
 band sounds like tortoise...
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flag TheLongMan (Jan 23, 2011 at 2:34)
 very interesting!
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flag reecewallace Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 17:25)
 So sick! Steel is the best.
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flag warganicc Plus (Jan 23, 2011 at 18:02)
 yeah vary well done
gota love cromo steel
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flag bradicool (Jan 23, 2011 at 19:00)
 He holds the BB shell onto his frame jig with a tap, I bet it says HOT!
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flag makonastinky (Jan 23, 2011 at 16:02)
 can he make susp. frames?
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flag DeepInTheForest (Jan 23, 2011 at 21:41)
 they do ... http://www.darkcycles.com/
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flag makonastinky (Jan 24, 2011 at 12:04)
 cool , they r pretty nice
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 25, 2011 at 10:54)
 i thought dekerf welded for dark cycles.
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flag sngltrkmnd (Jan 25, 2011 at 11:15)
 dark cycles confirms that sean does not weld their bikes.
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flag makonastinky (Jan 25, 2011 at 12:43)
 yeh i just thought about that, this guy owns soulcraft, why would he weld for dark cycles?
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flag DeepInTheForest (Jan 26, 2011 at 16:29)
 sorry lads, i only meant to suggest that dark cycles was an alternative source of steel suspension frames. not suggesting that sean made their frames. sorry for the confusion.
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flag makonastinky (Jan 26, 2011 at 18:07)
 oh ok.. well no problem.. still kind of answers my question,you know cuase you can get steal susp frames, but i was just wondering if this guy was skilled enough to do so..
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flag sngltrkmnd (Mar 1, 2011 at 12:36)
 i recommend against STEALING and STOLEN suspension frames.
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flag makonastinky (Mar 2, 2011 at 18:04)
 uhh what...?
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flag sngltrkmnd (Mar 26, 2011 at 14:43)
 you said "stEAl" when i think you meant "stEEl"
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flag makonastinky (Mar 28, 2011 at 12:17)
 well obviosly i meant steel i just didnt really pay attention to what i was supose to right, like how some one might accidently put like, too instead of two..
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flag LukeCowley77 (Jan 23, 2011 at 13:40)
 How much does the frame weigh (KG).
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flag cannonball (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:53)
 Amazing video. Great craftsmanship.
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flag westton (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:49)
 wow serouisly that guy is just legit
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flag DAGGERS (Jan 25, 2011 at 13:53)
 awsome bike looks great, i have such respect for guys like him.
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flag btjader (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:11)
 masterful
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flag dinisS (Jan 23, 2011 at 5:19)
 wow amazing !!!
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flag speedy27 (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:35)
 realy nice vid and cool bike !! hand made not in china!! respect
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flag LetsRideIT (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:35)
 Gorgeous shots, and Videography. Very well made!
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flag nesquick (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:57)
 nice video, bike looks great
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flag joesmkns24 (Jan 23, 2011 at 8:08)
 that was really good! well done guys...
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flag ctownbike (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:12)
 that was awesome i think i want to build my own bikes now
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flag EricThiessen (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:01)
 only if i had a steel shop Frown
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flag Sambeckerno1 (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:17)
 this is the best video i have ever seen!
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flag boo86 (Jan 25, 2011 at 4:00)
 Awesome. I wonder how many he makes per week ?
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flag adampage6 (Jan 23, 2011 at 13:23)
 awsome Smile
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flag Vaili (Jan 24, 2011 at 6:29)
 why i can only see one picture and no video?
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flag cofla (Jan 23, 2011 at 13:44)
 Great video, nice job
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flag RYAN762 (Jan 23, 2011 at 13:49)
 I wish i had his toolset.....
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flag hampsteadbandit (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:01)
 that's what I thought - that dude has some SICK SHIT in his workshop

I used to have a bicycle manufacturing company in the 1990s and we had some great tools in our workshop but the modern kit is so dope Wink
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flag BadWolf (Jan 23, 2011 at 5:53)
 lol.....very goood...
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flag dnsukraine (Jan 23, 2011 at 1:17)
 awesome!
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flag Piks-Liks (Jan 24, 2011 at 19:26)
 Amazing, how do I favourite it
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flag Freak-Rider (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:35)
 very nice....fantastic...i dont know what i can say...I like it ♥
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flag Shortyhimself (Jan 23, 2011 at 5:57)
 Real nice work!!
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flag Harparo (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:40)
 SNIFF! Do I smell Vimeo imbedding coming to Pinkbike?
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flag andreasmoser (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:43)
 Very cool video. Bet that custom work is worth every penny.
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flag igorek (Jan 23, 2011 at 0:56)
 thats sick! I love it
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flag gruntyjunior (Jan 31, 2011 at 11:01)
 amazing video Big Grin
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flag MethodMan31 (Feb 1, 2011 at 8:38)
 Awsome!!!
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flag skippy888 (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:39)
 VOD
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flag ElVenezuelan (Jan 23, 2011 at 9:58)
 that was cool
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flag bzdcomp (Jan 24, 2011 at 1:11)
 wow good job!
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flag mattyaa (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:44)
 really awesome video
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flag gouin (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:44)
 i love this video
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flag jeffreyjk111 (Jan 23, 2011 at 7:47)
 THAT WAS SICK :]
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flag geison (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:48)
 nice factory man!
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flag mike-enator (Jan 23, 2011 at 12:52)
 Dream job right there!
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flag currambero (Jan 23, 2011 at 11:39)
 Inspirador......
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flag cofla (Jan 23, 2011 at 13:44)
 Great video, nice job
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flag willsoffe (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:36)
 Epic, I love this video!
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flag dlink (Jan 23, 2011 at 16:09)
 steel is REAL
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flag Sean115 (Jan 23, 2011 at 19:52)
 fantastic
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flag jpga (Jan 23, 2011 at 14:10)
 Very Cool
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flag jacktilley (Jan 23, 2011 at 22:59)
 Yes!! a 29er!!!!
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flag NIKOLOZ (Jan 23, 2011 at 15:27)
 THIS IS ART!!!
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flag madm3chanic (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:38)
 super boring lookin frames...
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flag Motornaxc (Jan 23, 2011 at 10:09)
 NiceSmile
POD SmileSmile
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flag psuman (Jan 23, 2011 at 6:28)
 I corrected above
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