I'm writing a feature on UK designed and produced bikes but I can find very little in the way of short travel full sussers designed or made on our tiny island.
Apart from Orange's offering and Pinnacle's now defunkt Tharpu Peak, can anyone think of other UK bikes with less than 120mm rear travel (so not Boardman).
Any thoughts much appreciated

Pace RC400.
Cotic Hemlock.

pretty sure cotic and pace are made in the far east.

Are either actually made here?

Rubbish beaten by 10 seconds. 🙁

And neither are less than 120mm

The OP does say "designed or made".

It's not a 120mm travel bike but the Empire AP1 DH frame is made in the UK, and apparently XC versions are beign developed. Curtis Thumpercross is UK made too.

What was the name of the Northern company who were put out a Five-style single pivot a few years back? It was something like Blade or Sabre IIRC.

Whyte?

I'm writing a feature on UK designed and produced bikes

so not the Cotic or Pace then

designed or made on our tiny island

A home-made DH frame from Millyard Racing.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/allen-millyard-part-1-2008.html

Still drawing a blank for XC bikes though.

cheers all, much appreciated. So there really is nothing sub 120mm. Strange no-one's taken up the mantel

Is the Whyte 120 made in the far east then?

Orange ST4 has 110mm rear travel. Though you already knew that so not much help 😕

I've just though of another one. 😉

What was the name of the Northern company who were put out a Five-style single pivot a few years back? It was something like Blade or Sabre IIRC.

They were called Edge Bikes from Sheffield and made VPP style bikes from DH through to a 4X version. They didn't last long for some reason and are now no more.