Forum menu
Accepting that many things are actually made in Asia ( eg Orange frame from Taiwan, Chines steel etc.) how much of a Brit mountain bike can be made.
Brooks are about the only ones I can think of.
For a mate who has set himself a challenge.!
Jesus...This crops up about once a week, 'search' function?
hope
royce
middleburn
or buy a copy of the bike biz bible
goldtech/betd
Whiston Ti Frames are made in Britain.
Very rare though
Dave Yates for a nice frame in Reynolds tubing
Enigma, Hope, Goldtech/Betd (cracking wheel builds by the way)
Jesus...This crops up about once a week, 'search' function?
It does? Now how would I know that? Anyway the search system is a pain.
buy a copy of the bike biz bible
Never heard of it. Anyway this is more interesting.
Need to stop frigging funding China!
Curtis
Troutie for you're lights 😉
Renthal
Jeez, it's not difficult to source UK quality frames/hubs/headsets/BB's
Pashley
>Jeez, it's not difficult to source UK quality frames/hubs/headsets/BB's
+ brakes (hope)
Brian Rourke frames are made in Stoke-on-Trent.
18bikes
Come on then, show us your 100% made in the UK bikes.
does the material have to be mined and melted here too?
brompton and uk based!
>Jeez, it's not difficult to source UK quality frames/hubs/headsets/BB's+ brakes (hope)
erm, he said [i]quality[/i]...
😉
Burgtec
wasnt being funny about the bike biz bible it is worth having.
Isn't the usual outcome of these threads that you can pretty much build a rigid single speed bike out of British parts.
IIRC it's the tyres that let it down. And if you want suspension or gears you've had it.
Longstaffs
Rourke Cycles
Goldtec/BETD
Burgtec
Middleburn
Hope
Royce
X-Lite
USE... source stuff no longer made as both companies seem limited on products these days?
Highpath
http://www.cerddedtregaron.co.uk/
Reynolds steel tubes
http://reynoldstechnology.biz/our_company.php