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Sometimes a chance encounter can wildly reshape someone’s life, and the series of events that led Ashley King to frame building, and later founding Significant Other Bikes, is a wild one. So we sat down with Ashley to hear her story and get her take on frame building, running a business, and a whole lot more. We also discuss the importance of bringing in outside perspectives and folks with diverse backgrounds — and how that plays into the Significant Other name. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Membership This Week’s Gear Giveaway TOPICS & TIMES: Ashley’s discovery of the magic of bikes (1:37) Building hydroponic systems & learning fabrication (4:14) Ashley’s time as a bike messenger in NYC & what brought it to an end (5:04) Fixed gear bikes (15:11) Making the leap to frame building (18:01) United Bicycle Institute’s frame building class (25:18) COVID & small builders (30:34) Founding Significant Other (35:46) The MADE show (41:15) Ashley’s intro to mountain biking (45:12) Significant Other’s frame offerings (47:59) The custom frame process (53:58) The Significant Other name (55:31) OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic CRAFTED GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Off The Couch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
