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By *UK* I mean the likes of Cotic, Kinesis, On One, Genesis etc, bikes being designed and specified in the UK, for the UK, whether the frames are manufactured here or abroad.
Would be good to see a decent list. I'll be looking for a new frame before too long and will obviously (as a wannabe STW nichemeister) be steering clear of the big brands, preferring to use a UK based brand instead.
So other than those I've already mentioned, who is there?
Stanton
Kingdom
Bird
Pipedream
orange
enigma
Pace! Born and bred in t'Moors
Brompton and Pashley
🙂
Loads. Off the top of my head,
DMR
Singular
Curtis
Orange
Identiti
Curtis
Charge
DMR
Singular
Dialled
.
Ragley
Moda
Dartmoor
I think Sanderson are British? Independent Fabrications?
BTR?
Dartmoor (despite the name) are polish aren't they?
18bikes
24seven
Boardman (counts as much as some of these!)
Islabikes
Moulton
Saracen
Sanderson
Thorn
fathomer - MemberI think Sanderson are British? Independent Fabrications?
IF are as American as they come
Argos (racing cycles not the catalogue!)
Forme
Raleigh, a few years back granted!
Whyte? well the frame has a union jack on it
Dartmoor is polish.
Feather cycles
Super Ted
Hammoon
Oyster
Loads of indie builders, bespoked bristol guide book had a full listing.
Shand
Your going to base a purchasing decision based on where a product is made?
Orange? Probably moreso than most, given the in-house manufacturing
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Banks
But he's not made any in a while.
AlexSimon - MemberIF are as American as they come
Everyday's a school day 😀
compositepro - MemberYour going to base a purchasing decision based on where a product is made?
There's so many good bikes around - why not?
Not really, handmade in uk is out of budget, and most of the above manufacture in asia, as do all the big players.....
It was more about supporting British company, and the fact I'll only need a frame, not a whole bike. Plus it's nice to ride something that inspires you and is different to all the bikes you see on the street (cube full sussers on mud tyres being used as commuters......)
condor
Mercian
and, as said above, loads of lovely indie builders.
Qoroz
Swallow
Just to play devils advocate, but I reckon someone like spesh or trek creates more uk jobs than most of those niche British brands combined 🙂
Your going to base a purchasing decision based on where a product is made?
I think he was basing it on who its made for "bikes being designed and specified in the UK, for the UK" no not where its made " whether the frames are manufactured here or abroad"
Before the uk brands appeared / matured british riders had a bit of a preference for canadian brands - bikes not designed in california for sunny dusty trails. Whether its the weather or other reasons there are trends in UK riding - like long travel hard tails and UK riders were early adopters of disks - that aren't as well catered for in other markets
Chicken in sussex, demon frameworks
Hoy cycles have just appeared, but I don't know if they'll do MTB
Don't forget one of the oldest and biggest, Claud Butler
JF Wilson in Sheffield - one of the oldest in UK I believe.
http://www.wilsoncycles.co.uk/shop/aboutus.php
holdsworth
On one
Orbit
Comtat
Worx
Pretorius
Cotic, Genesis and other UK builders use a lot of Reynolds tubing, much of which is made in good old Brum before being shipped to Taiwan for assembly and painting.
Starley
Moda?
Empire