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Thinking of buying a secondhand steel frame? Want to avoid some of the pitfalls? Not sure where to start? Perhaps your thinking of building a bike up to take part in L’Eroica? Is your secondhand steel frame for a period restoration or modern conversion? The most important question you should answer before even looking at…
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Convert an old steel frame to take modern equipment? I would say our customers are split 50:50 between building their renovated frames up with period components and converting them to take modern equipment but in a retro style. There is no right or wrong. Surely its better to give a neglected steel frame and new…
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Dear valued clients and partners, I hope this message finds you well. I want to take a moment to address the recent delays in our work and offer my sincere apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused. Unfortunately, I’ve been suffering from illness for the past three months. However, I am starting to get…
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Is “framebuilder” purely a description of someone who builds bicycle frames? Or is it a job title? Does it even matter? Recently I got into hot water with what I naively thought was a simple question. I had to re-evaluate my thoughts and perhaps prejudices, in the modern spectrum of identity politics. Should we apply…
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As we embrace the spirit of Easter and the blossoming season, we wanted to let our cycling community know that Ellis-Briggs will be taking a short intermission during the holiday weekend. Here’s a quick update on our Easter closing days: Easter Saturday: Taking a Breather On Easter Saturday, our shop will be closed, allowing our…
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Let’s rewind a bit. Picture a time when serious cyclists wouldn’t settle for anything less than a handcrafted frame tailored precisely to their specifications. Each frame was a work of art, meticulously crafted by skilled artisans. But then came a shift. Italian framebuilders introduced the concept of standard sizes, moving away from personalized craftsmanship to…
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On the ride in this morning, as the Yorkshire roads rolled beneath my handmade steel bicycle fitted with trusty 700 x 25 tires, I found myself pondering a curious trend in the cycling world
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Living in the handmade frame bubble can make it seem like everyone’s on the same page when it comes to distinguishing between a handmade frame and a production frame. However, as the comment below illustrates, that assumption is far from the truth. I think that bicycle frames occupy a middle ground where small scale production…
