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
Steel Singlespeed (17”)
FOR SALE (F+F: £275)
This build is based around one of our 17" singlespeed-specific frame and fork sets. It is made from double-butted Tange chromoly and is a smooth-riding steel workhorse.
These are some of the last,
Kona Unit (18”)
NOT FOR SALE
Ah, Spring... when a young man’s thoughts turn once again to mountain biking!
This Kona Unit as been my off-road steed for a couple of seasons - its enjoyed a few different incarnations, but the
Rompy Pompy
NOT FOR SALE
This is a ‘retro-fication’ of a well-loved On-One Pompino for a top secret client.
The key ingredients are honey-leather contact points, silver-alloy hardware and a new hand-built wheelset. This
Vintage Porteur (54cm)
SOLD
This is a machine that speaks of the origins of the fixed wheel courier* - those brave souls who used to ride across Paris’ cobbled streets to deliver 50kg of newspapers at the crack of dawn.
The
MASH ‘Tribute’ Bike (52cm)
NOT FOR SALE
I’d always admired the MASH bike that appears on our eBay Oury listings and fancied something similar myself...
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..!
