• The Randonneur Tiagra is one of most popular models.  This one is finished in Brunswick Green with a full Shimano Tiagra groupset, except for a Stronglight chainset and Shimano 105 hubs. Fitting a Stronglight chainset gives you more options on gearing than the standard Shimano set up.  For this customer we fitted a 28-36-48 ratio…

  • Bob Jackson Rebuild Part 3

    We’ve had a Bob Jackson frame in for frame work, respray and rebuild.  The frame has been modernised to take allen key brakes and an 8 speed back wheel and indexed shimano down tube levers.  We also replaced the ugly adjustable stem that this bike had with a Cinelli.  Its now a classic looking bike…

  • This lovely Brunswick Green Randonneur is a great example of our Shimano Sora build.

  • Buying a new bike is one of the most exciting and memorable times of childhood.  However as parents we all want value for money but sometimes we just see the price without seeing the value.   Value for money You may not get the cheapest bike for your child from Ellis Briggs but you will…

  • Second hand bargain?

    A regular feature of our workshop is the secondhand bargain bike, which is very rarely a bargain! This week we booked in this Felt BMX which looks like a perfectly reasonable bike… from a distance.  But one you look closely all the tell-tale signs are there. For starters the crankset wasn’t fitted correctly and the…

  • Quite reguarly we get bikes through our workshop which are brand new but have been bought on the internet and not properly serviced.  This week we had a nice carbon MEKK in the workshop which the customer complained their was a knocking noise from the bottom bracket.  Once we stripped it down it was obvious…