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You may have a lot of preconceived ideas about what we do on our bicycle frame building course. In our consumerist society we are used to “products” being turned out as fast and as cheaply as possible. Frame building however is a craft which has been honed and refined over nearly a hundred years and…
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We read a lot of different websites while we are keeping on top of what is going on in the world of cycling. If your interested in classic bikes and handmade frames, there literally hundreds of websites out there. Here are just a few of our favourites. Vintage Lightweights Vintage Lightweights offer plenty of great…
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Is it really necessary? Why not just force a wheel into the frame? A few mm can’t make much difference can it? As we say in Yorkshire “it’ll be reet”. Well I guess anything can be bodged, corners are easy to cut. As an apprentice I was always taught to either do it right or…
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A lot of the frames we repair & respray are bikes which customers have had a long time and would like to give them a new lease of life. Such is the beauty of a classic steel frame, that same frame can undergo several different facelifts and alterations, or even be taken back to original…
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One of the reasons Britain does not have a large racing bike manufacturer like Colnago or Cinelli is because British frame builders have always offered frames built individually for the rider. Unlike the Italians who built in batches to standard sizes. It’s hard to believe now but in the 1960s our Ellis Briggs frames with…
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It’s one of those classic race bikes of the 60s and 70s, made famous in the UK as it was ridden by Tom Simpson. Although Tom Simpson was rumoured to ride a Masi in Peugeot livery, as was the way with a lot of riders. This frame came in with a few small issues which…
