How close could you get to an all English road bike?

[Kermit power]

We can only opt into our company cycle to work scheme once a year in April, so I have a little time to think about what I might like to get.

One of the thoughts I was having is how close I might be able to get to an all English-made road bike? There seems to be a reasonable choice of frames, and Hope certainly do road bike hubs, but what else is out there?

[itsnotarace]

http://www.englishcycles.com/

[Jimbo.]

Frame: Enigma, Rouke,etc
Hubs: Hope, Royce
Bar tape: Brooks
Saddle: Brooks
Seatpost: Hope
QRs: Hope
Headset: Hope
Forks: Same as frame
Brakes: Hope if you go asking the frame builder nicely and go 135mm hub spacing, disc-specific. Flat bar only though, so...

Gears: Nope.
Rims: Nope.
Spokes: Nope.
Tyres: Nope.
Handlebars: Nope.
Pedals: Nope.

[itsnotarace]

http://www.sturmey-archer.com

[Fluffsri]

Handle bars ...yes

http://www.use1.com/product/000041/summit-road-bar...

[Fluffsri]

itsnotarace said:

http://www.englishcycles.com/

I upwas looking at the 29er frame and then read the write, now I see why the wink LOL

[3216]

itsnotarace said:

http://www.sturmey-archer.com

Taiwanese.

[Mr Will]

Sure there will be some foreign bits somewhere, but: http://www.cooperbikes.com/

[itsnotarace]

3216 said:

itsnotarace said:

http://www.sturmey-archer.com

Taiwanese.

Now made in Taiwan granted. Originally English and if you hunted around most local bike shops "box of bits" you could probably find some original English made parts

[rhinochopig]

itsnotarace said:

3216 said:

itsnotarace said:

http://www.sturmey-archer.com

Taiwanese.

Now made in Taiwan granted. Originally English and if you hunted around most local bike shops "box of bits" you could probably find some original English made parts

And enjoy a free vasectomy once a ride as you change gear, apply pressure to the pedals, only to find drive had completely gone and you end up using your nuts as a space-hopper.

I'm sure I still have a chopper gear lever shaped dent in my 'tinta.

[itsnotarace]

rhinochopig said:

chopper

Well there's your problem....

[rhinochopig]

itsnotarace said:

rhinochopig said:

chopper

Well there's your problem....

The grifter was equally viscous though. And as it was the wheelie bike of choice for late 70s, early 80s, children, it's no wonder that we're seeing such low fertility rates in that generation. Bloody hell that did hurt when you found a false neutral whilst frantically pedalling to keep the wheelie going.

Best wheelie bike ever made though the grifter.

[mk1fan]

itsnotarace said:

http://www.englishcycles.com/

Wrong flag but otherwise nice looking bikes.

[shalmaneser]

Fluffsri said:

Handle bars ...yes

http://www.use1.com/product/000041/summit-road-bar...

Spec as above, but stem, seatpost and QRs are much nicer than their hope equivalents IMO.

[anonymous-user]

shalmaneser said:

Spec as above, but stem, seatpost and QRs are much nicer than their hope equivalents IMO.

Bearing in mind the cycle to work scheme is more than likely £1000 limit for the whole bike, £200+ on handlebars is a bit excessive!

[Fluffsri]

Jimboka said:

Bearing in mind the cycle to work scheme is more than likely £1000 limit for the whole bike, £200+ on handlebars is a bit excessive!

Nah not when they are that nice

[Beyond Rational]

Goldtec gears?

[Ilikebeaver]

I had a Pashley Pickle Tricicle which was said to be all English. Loved it.

Edit - http://www.pashley.co.uk/content/about-us.html

Pashley bikes hand built in Stratford upon avon.

Britains most exclusive cycle manufacturer

Edited by Ilikebeaver on Monday 18th July 23:09

[Kermit power]

Jimboka said:

Bearing in mind the cycle to work scheme is more than likely £1000 limit for the whole bike, £200+ on handlebars is a bit excessive!

Sorry, should've said. My employer fortunately has a consumer credit licence, so they let us spend up to £2k.

Not of course that I would ever contemplate spunking that on a bike in one year and then coming back and upgrading components in the following year!

[Kermit power]

Ilikebeaver said:

Pashley

I love their take on "contemporary"!