We’d love to tempt you along to Bespoked, the Handmade Bicycle Show celebrating handmade bikes and the people that make them. To give you a taste of what you might see, we’ve got a few bike checks from builders and makers who will be at the show.
You don’t need to be in the market to buy a bike to come along. Lots of frame builders will spend long hours alone in workshops building their bikes, so the chance to have an appreciative audience to chat about their creations with is often very welcome. Look, maybe even stroke, admire, and ask questions – just by buying a ticket and showing your appreciation for their skills you’re helping to support the hand built bicycle scene.
Quirk Cycles SUPERCHUB
A capable, lightweight XC hardtail designed to speed effortlessly over tough terrain and handle gnarly descents. With its integrated cable routing and 3D print technology, it’s the ultimate in high-end steel MTB technology.
- Builder’s Name: Robert Quirk
- Web address: quirkcycles.com
- Instagram account: @quirkcycles
Robert is a London based builder who has been building bikes for 8 years. He builds between 25 and 30 bikes a year, working in steel and carbon. His builds include road, gravel, adventure, and XC frames.
- Price: £3425 Frame
- Frame material: Steel
- Construction method: 3D printed stainless steel dropouts and cluster tin welded to steel main tubes
- Wheelsize & max tyre clearance: 29×2.4″
- Lead time: 6 months.
Favourite part about the build process?:
A lot went into this frame from the 3D printed stainless steel dropouts to in-house anodised components, the fully integrated cable routing and the perfectly executed paint. There’s so much to talk about it’s difficult to focus just on one aspect and really have to take it all in as a whole. If I had to select just one then I’d say the process of welding up the 3D parts I really enjoyed.
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Most challenging part of the build?:
The in-house anodised parts took many many attempts to get right. The process is long and laborious with little room for error. If it goes wrong the only thing you can do is start again. I literally spent a week and a half never going to bed before 2am to get these right.
Feature you’re most pleased with?:
The design of the 3D printed parts took a long time with many iterations but the final result was worth it. The clean lines and functionality of the parts never fail to bring a smile to my face.
All photos by Nikoo Hamzavi @thisisnikoo
