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  • July 12, 2010 at 10:53 am #12489
    timlennon

    Hi All,

    Sounds like my office might be getting a Cycle to Work scheme, so I may be able to get away with investing (ahem) in a new bike.

    But after replacing my brake pads yesterday and seeing the big ‘Made in Taiwan’ sticker on my Gary Fisher, I thought it would be a good time to start a “who makes bikes over here” thread. I just thought that, if I coudl afford it, it’d be good to support some local industry!

    Cheers,

    Tim.

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  • July 13, 2010 at 9:23 am #635763
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    James Warrener

    Are Bob Jackson still going?
    Are Bob Jackson still going? I miss mine almost each and every day.

    July 12, 2010 at 8:13 pm #635761
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    TheHatter

    And theres that most British
    And theres that most British of brands; Mercian.

    July 12, 2010 at 1:55 pm #635759
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    dave atkinson

    Let’s add Argos Racing Cycles
    Let’s add Argos Racing Cycles to the list…

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    July 12, 2010 at 1:46 pm #635757
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    timlennon

    @tony_farrelly – it’s a good
    @tony_farrelly – it’s a good point. I don’t mean to diss kit that is made abroad – it’s more about supporting local builders, really …

    July 12, 2010 at 1:26 pm #635755
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    Tony Farrelly

    I’ve got a Roarat frame
    I’ve got a Roarat frame too… but it is made in Taiwan, nothing wrong with that in my book though cos they have gotten pretty good at it over the years 🙂

    Pashley still make their bikes over here, and most Bromptons are made here too… think it’s only parts of the Ti ones that aren’t, and there’s Moulton as well.

    July 12, 2010 at 1:13 pm #635753
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    vorsprung

    I have a Cotic Roadrat frame,
    I have a Cotic Roadrat frame, with a Hope headset and a Brooks B17

    The rest of the parts are not from the UK but I did build the wheels myself

    July 12, 2010 at 11:10 am #635751
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    cat1commuter

    There are quite a few frames
    There are quite a few frames which are built here, such as [url=http://www.robertscycles.com/]Roberts[/url], [url=http://www.daveyatescycles.co.uk/]Dave Yates[/url] and [url=http://www.hewittbikefitting.co.uk/index.php?page=frame-building]Hewitt[/url]. [url=http://www.enigmabikes.com/]Enigma[/url] make their steel frames in the UK (plus some titanium frames). But a complete bicycle is unlikely to come in under the £1000 Cycle to Work limit.

    There aren’t many bicycle components made in the UK, but [url=http://www.hopegb.com/]Hope[/url] are one of the few.

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