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Video: How hard is it to design a bicycle? Fairlight designer Dom Thomas spills the beans
I've never designed a bicycle before, but I know a man who has. To find out just how hard designing a bicycle is and what the process involves, I sat down with Fairlight Cycles designer Dom Thomas over a coffee to pick his brains on the subject. You can watch the interview in the video above.
Got any questions? Fire them in the comments section below.
If you missed my previous industry tech trend chat with Whyte's Ian Alexander on the subject of wide tyres, you can watch that here.
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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- hawkinspeter 3 min 6 sec ago
Well, if we're just going for as big a deterrent as possible, maybe some kind of demon core saddle design would be best
- mctrials23 6 min 39 sec ago
I struggle to see what people like this contribute to society and they are so detrimental to it in so many ways. Hes also at the age where he isn't...
- Matthew Acton-Varian 8 min 30 sec ago
That sounds about right, Quest are a Discovery Group channel and they had EFL highlights a few years ago.
- Bigfoz 13 min 37 sec ago
I checked a bike fit for a friend who bought a bike on Ride to Work, via Halfords. Was shocked to note after 1 short ride the brake blocks were all...
- BalladOfStruth 1 hour 5 min ago
There's a difference between a "pedestrian walkway" and "a space that a pedestrian can physically fit through". This is the latter, and is intended...
- Surreyrider 1 hour 17 min ago
Don't know exactly where the footage was shot but if it's close to Surbiton High, it's not Surrey Police's area.
- andystow 1 hour 21 min ago
Have you taught them the two most important signals for expressing your dissatisfaction with someone's driving?
- HLaB 1 hour 35 min ago
I'm no court system legal expert but I suspect it may be means tested against his income. Hopefully £80 is a significant amount to him
- kil0ran 2 hours 28 min ago
Fascinating, thanks. It was interesting in TCL this year how Matt Richardson was throwing up after every sprint whereas Lavreysen looked fresh as a...
- Secret_squirrel 2 hours 35 min ago
I have one problem with artists painting bikes. Most of them try to use the bike frame as a canvas, and they make particularly shit canvases. ...
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Cool interview. I didn't realise Dom was ex-Pace. Big Pace fan so makes me love my Strael just a little bit more!
What do you think of dropper posts on gravel bikes?
"What advice would you give to anyone wanting to get started in bike design?"
"Shave you head, grow a hipster beard and drink lattés"
Seriously though, well done. Lovely looking bikes. And good to see artisanal bike production allied with engineering skills alive and kicking.
A good video and insight! All of the Fairlight bikes look stunning and I'd love one myself.
Great vid, I finally feel like I've met the boss
. Definitely loving my Strael!