I make bikes

Nice...

Spotted Matt on the way to work yesterday, bike looks amazing up close.

Great work!

Matt, did I talk to you about this outside the Foundry about nine months ago?

This may be a complete shot in the dark, but the 853, the frame size, and various other details all point to you being the same Matt I spoke to then.

Stunning result, what a beautiful bike.

More hand-crafted frames FTW!

Matt, did I talk to you about this outside the Foundry about nine months ago?

Yes, that was me Oliver - you have a good memory sir!

Yes, that was me Oliver - you have a good memory sir!

It was a very memorable conversation--good to see you on here!

^^ Oh, and compliment returned. :)

Five star thread, too. With a bullet.

A wee bit tardy with this but that is a really outstanding effort mate. Darts.

You must get so much pleasure riding a bike built by your own hand. Inspiring stuff.

Also nice to see some love on this thread

Dredge.

So, are you making frames for a living now?

Matt's blog is here:

https://ninelittletubes.wordpress.com/

I only just saw that this thread was even before the blog, so it hadn't been posted here yet.

I think Matt's day job is still working for Brompton, but even though he's made own bikes in the meantime, I don't think it's a full-time thing yet. I'll definitely order one from him if/when I have the money together.

(I'm pretty sure he hasn't been on here for years.)

Here's his other thread, by the way:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/197458/

Thanks! Will devour all this now.