synsei
17-04-2013, 03:13
This cracking story from the BBC News (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22160187) website has restored some of my faith in quality British manufacturing. Once renowned for its bespoke bicycle manufacturers, Britain lost many of them to mass imports of cheap bicycles from the far east which began in the late 1980's. The skills have not been lost however and this story reports on the renaissance of this industry and the new manufacturers who are taking the bull by the handlebars, so to speak... :cool:
http://www.bicycles-by-design.co.uk/images/framebuillding/Swallow_bespoke_handbuilt_bicycle_frame_Reynolds_9 53_solid_silver_number-plate_philosophy.jpg
Be sure to click on the links at the bottom of the page for some interesting and heart-warming info on this resurgent industry and some of the players involved.
http://www.bicycles-by-design.co.uk/images/framebuillding/Swallow_bespoke_handbuilt_bicycle_frame_Reynolds_9 53_solid_silver_number-plate_philosophy.jpg
Be sure to click on the links at the bottom of the page for some interesting and heart-warming info on this resurgent industry and some of the players involved.