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Velo Orange Polyvalent (57cm)
NOT FOR SALE
This was a very enjoyable build undertaken for customer Ben and one of my favourites in terms of matching components to purpose. He wanted something that could tackle his ladened commute yet be
 
Ibis Mojo (17”)
NOT FOR SALE
Bit of an indulgent one this - we wanted a canti-braked frame to show off a set of Velo Orange Zeste Cantilevers and used that as an excuse to build up what would be our dream hardtail back in the
 
FreshtripeXBÖIKZMÖIND (54cm)
NOT FOR SALE
Gavin could probably make a film about the creation of this bike as an extra on the DVD of the film it was built to celebrate, such was the trials and tribulations along the way - not least the
 
1957 Raleigh Lenton Sports Mk III (23”)
SOLD
First of the Bespoked Show bikes, the frame and forks had been hanging up at Freshtripe HQ for a couple of years until a combination of things spurred us to complete the build; namely receiving a
 
Alan Specialissima (54cm)
SOLD
Having heard first hand from friends and customers who either still owned or regretted parting with their Alan, it became an itch that needed to be scratched. Those of you who visited the Bespoked
 
1950s Clubman
NOT FOR SALE
This bike is yet another Freshtripe family heirloom (I know, we need to learn to spread our investments...). This has done thousands of miles in the hands of my father in law, including many
 
Velo Orange Rando (53cm)
SOLD
With a stand booked at the UK Handmade and Boutique Bike Show, and just a couple of months to prepare, the question of what bike to exhibit loomed large.
 
Most of our builds re-use, re-furbish or re-
 
GT RTS Team (16”)
NOT FOR SALE
Not one for the purists, but this is a very rideable machine...
 
Having been slightly underwhelmed by the ‘on the trails’ performance of some of our retro MTB builds, we decided to make this a ‘best
 
Malone (58cm)
NOT FOR SALE
This one off build for a customer certainly grabbed attention when being moved around for these photos.
 
Wanting a reliable, modern fixed gear with a retrospective twist, a relatively restrained
 
Polo Bike (56cm)
SOLD
This was intended as my Polo Bike (before the knee explosion...) - a proper bitsa, but with some cheeky touches, like the new Sugino Cranks, NOS XT seatpost and NOS Campag headset.
 
New home found!
 
Orange C-16 (18”)
SOLD
We’re scratching that retro-bike itch again with a full-on period re-working of Orange’s C-16 - a Clockwork with 16 (count ‘em) improvements (scarcely seems possible, I know...)
 
Argos did their
 
Angelina’a Trike
NOT FOR SALE
We’ve never done a build for a fictional character before, but this trike was conceived for Angelina Ballerina, the ballet-dancing mouse!
 
Its actually for the English National Ballet’s upcoming
 
ILD Delivery Bike
NOT FOR SALE
A project for our favourite designer’s (and I quote) ‘butcher-inspired new office’! (its in keeping with the tripe theme I suppose...)
 
This is an old Pashley delivery trike, which was doing
 
Jack Jones (17”)
NOT FOR SALE
Yep, it’s Jeff Jones little brother (sitting in the corner all by himself...)
 
Its a bit of a work in progress this one, hence the slightly un-freshtripe zip ties (and those mis-matched valve caps,
 
Gorilla Deda (54cm)
SOLD
The hill-bound location of my new job (and my ever-expanding waist-line) necessitated a geared bike for the daily commute (as opposed to my faithful fixed servant of the past couple of years).
 
The
 
Below are a selection of the bikes we have built over the past few years (with help from our friends at Cadence in Bath). We can tackle anything; from full-custom bikes to retro-makeovers or fixed conversions..!
 
We’ve always got a couple of frames in stock, just email us for details. Please also check out our blog for the latest news and our shop for the latest bits...