Introduction
We are interested in collecting information on UK builders of classic frames, loosely defined as frames which could be built to a customer's individual specification. If you are a Marque Enthusiast for a British classic bike builder and that marque is not yet included please let us have your contributions.
Please note that the webmaster is not able to give advice on restoring bikes or to identify 'finds'. If you are unable to find the information that you are looking for on the web site please try some of the other sites listed under Links.
Recent additions:
| 12 Oct | Readers' Bikes - Bill Corbett's Trevor Jarvis Flying Gate Track Classic Builders - Bryan Clarke has started a web page on Youngs of Lewisham, hoping for contributions from those with more information on this south London builder |
| 1 Oct | Readers' Bikes - Keith Hellon's 1946 Maclean Featherweight David Webb's R H Wakefield Two machines from Bill Corbett's collection of track bikes: a 1937 Bates Volante and a unique Trevor Jarvis Flying Gate Stayer |
| 29 Sept | Readers' Bikes - Pat Hanlon's own bike built by Tom Board- owned by Patricia Killiard Mike Evans' Parkes 'Autograph' |
| 15 Sept | Classic Frame Builders - Fred Dean by Steve Griffith |
| 14 Sept | Readers' Bikes - David Craig's Pennine Italia 1970 Classic Components - additional information on Barelli pedals |
| 11 Sept | Two firsts for Readers' Bikes: Keith Hellon's Ephgrave 1a 1960 Peter McLeod's Stuart Purves no.1 1951 |
| 27 Aug | Reminiscences - Keith Body's memories of Gears and racing in the 50's |
| 25 Aug | Readers' Bikes - Sharron von Tutschek's Claud Butler Avant Coureur "Lady Lightweight" 1953 |
| 21 Aug | Readers' Bikes - Paul Williams' 1948/9 Carpenter |
| 14 Aug | Classic Components - "A Real Engineering Job" - the Resilion Story by Steve Griffith |
| 13 Aug | Classic Frame Builders -
Walt
Ormsby by Bill Ives Readers' Bikes - Bryan Clarke's Trevor Jarvis International TT 'Flying Gate' 1980 |
| 5
Aug |
Classic Frame Builders - Technical information on the Raleigh track frames produced for Reg Harris and others. |
| 3 Aug | Classic
Frame Builders -
Hines
of Finchley by Martin Hines; we have added an image of Wally Green to
the page on Wally as a builder Readers' Bikes - Ron Staffe's Claud Butler World Championship path bike 1949 |
| 1
Aug |
Restoration - two articles by Keith Hellon on How to paint a bicycle frame and a guide to Transfer making |
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If you have any contribution - text or images - to make, please forward to Peter Underwood - email peter(dot)underwood(at)tesco(dot)net.
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