Joining these steel tubes is accomplished with three possible methods. The first way is silver brazing with beautiful investment cast lugs that come in many distinct styles or can be completely customized with a unique hand cut pattern. The second way is fillet brazed which is done lugless, the tubes being joined with a brass fillet that is blended to make the tubes appear to be flowing into one another. The K. Bedford Premier line of frames are available in either of these construction methods and are all done as one off custom models for the specific individual.
The third way is Tig welding which is a very accurate, clean welding process that has a simple no frills look. This process is the basis for the new K. Bedford Tig Comp line of frames. These are very light frames offered in completely custom competition geometries in both Cyclocross and Road models. These frames are perfectly suited for the serious competitor or weekend warrior/club rider.
When I finish construction of a frame, it’s time for a beautiful paint job. I work with both a very experienced local painter and Joe Bell who is a renowned master painter and an artist in his own right who has been applying paint to bike frames as long as I’ve been building them.
Each K. Bedford bicycle frame design is a blank canvas. I can build a bike with any geometry and to suite any taste and function – from high-performance race bikes to elegant Randonee bikes.
Stay tuned to this website for more information about the individual bikes I build.