How to build a bike - The revival of a British craft

[ianrauk]

Nice article on the BBC website HERE

 

[mistral]

Nice article on the BBC website HERE

I saw that this morning, it's a great piece and good to see old craft skills. Ironbridge Gorge - where the workshop is based - is the birthplace of the industrial revolution and metal bashing, has several fine heritage museums and is a fantastic place to visit.

 

[wanda2010]

Excellent article.

 

[xpc316e]

It is encouraging to read that more people are building bespoke bikes, but it is rather sad that they cannot make much of a living while producing a quality machine. Hopefully as reputations grow, they will be able to charge the kind of prices that their talents ought to command. Therefore, the moral of the story is 'If you have ever contemplated getting a bespoke bike, then buy it now before the price goes through the roof.'

 

[Davidc]

Like it.

Shame I can't afford one.

 

[biggs682]

saw this too and trying to get a weekend away in Ironbridge area soon so might just pop in and have a look

 

[Poacher]

"start at about £3,500" ???? Buck my foots, and I thought Dave Yates was expensive!!

 

[Andrew Brown]

I'm sure a nice mercian frame set is less than that by some margin!

 

[gaz]

I'm tempted to buy a custom bike from Roberts in a few years. I cycle past it regularly on the way to work and the prices look reasonable.

 

[hoopdriver]

"start at about £3,500" ???? Buck my foots, and I thought Dave Yates was expensive!!

Yes, that's a bit nuts. You can get a very fine bespoke bicycle for far less than that. I know, I have. To say that £3500 is a starting price is absurd and simply not true.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Yes, that's a bit nuts. You can get a very fine bespoke bicycle for far less than that. I know, I have. To say that £3500 is a starting price is absurd and simply not true.

It says prices start at £2500 does it not?

 

[hoopdriver]

It says prices start at £2500 does it not?

Unless they have amended it, the original piece I saw yesterday, or the day before, was definitely £3500

 

[400bhp]

I'm tempted to buy a custom bike from Roberts in a few years. I cycle past it regularly on the way to work and the prices look reasonable.

given your recent strava musings over slipped gears etc, you might want to bring that date forward

 

[gaz]

given your recent strava musings over slipped gears etc, you might want to bring that date forward

I'll be able to fix that as long as I can work out how to turn this bloody jagwire barrel adjuster