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Forgotten 20th Century Frame Builders

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  • May 9, 2023 at 3:14 pm #32555
    Dawes_Truly

    Trying to track down information about and celebrate the lesser-known or forgotten frame builders of Great Britain.

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  • May 12, 2023 at 2:43 pm #1013195
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    Jack Sexty

    These might be a bit more

    These might be a bit more well-known than you’re looking for but Steve T did a couple of round-ups of British framemakers for us in recent years, split into north and south: 

    https://road.cc/content/feature/classic-20th-century-bike-frame-builders-290437
    https://road.cc/content/feature/best-classic-bike-builders-north-291119

    As a Stafford local I’ll nominate Henry Burton, still going!

    May 12, 2023 at 11:26 am #1013193
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    peted76

    I feel like I’ve seen a book

    I feel like I’ve seen a book celebrating old british bike builders.. or maybe it was an article.. 

    May 12, 2023 at 11:12 am #1013191
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    peted76
    David9694 wrote:
    my first attempt at refurb was of a John Atkins frame – a cyclo crosser back in the day and there is still a shop with the name 

    A local to me shop! Coincidentally I’m due to pick up my uncles old John Atkins bike which he’s gifting to me đŸ™‚

    May 9, 2023 at 4:52 pm #1013189
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    David9694

    my first attempt at refurb

    my first attempt at refurb was of a John Atkins frame – a cyclo crosser back in the day and there is still a shop with the name 

    May 9, 2023 at 4:45 pm #1013187
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    Welsh boy

    I still ride a hand made in

    I still ride a hand made in the early 1980s, 531 tubing made by a one man business from Cardiff by the name of Bryan Warnett.  His main business was vacuum cleaner repairs and he used to make frames as a side line.  It is the only frame I have kept and I still enjoy riding it even though the stem has been raised about 2 inches and shortened by abut 1 inch from when I first had it made.  I have a short inside leg so off the peg frames were always a compromise, either too long in the seat tube or too short in reach so having a frame made to my requirements was a real blessing.  Sadly Bryan is no longer with us but his frame lives on.

    May 9, 2023 at 3:20 pm #1013185
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    Dawes_Truly

    I have a racer from the mid

    I have a racer from the mid to late 90s with the name PAYNE written on the seat tube.  It is Reynolds 531c throughout and I was hoping that someone here might recognise the name.  I know the parts were built from scratch but I think the frame was custom-made.  

    I would hazard a guess that it was a northern bike builder.  

    Ring any bells?

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