Anyone know Shorter bikes?

i recently found a bike abandoned in the street, its quite rusted and most of the decals are worn but you can just make out the name shorter on the downtube and I wondered if anyone knew anything more about the company any info appreciated

As far as I know they are a bikeshop in North London somewhere that had frames made under their own name (bit like Condor).

Shorter-Rochford have 2 shops in North Finchley and Potters Bar. Not much more to add than Jos has given you.

Pretty decent kit - the shops are still running, and their team (previously Arctic-Shorter) riders all used in-house kit to good effect - plenty of national level riders.

http://www.shorter-rochford.co.uk/docs/shorter.htm

My local bike shop. Been going there since I was about 5. I bought my Diamond Back Harry Leary Turbo from there. Fond memories. Guy who works there Jason, is really cool bloke

like this?

http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2007/oct/3/SteveSmith.htm

http://www.shorter-rochford.co.uk/docs/shorter.htm

"Shorter Easton Race with carbon rear, frame and Deda forks £599.00, built as shown £1175.00

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:| those forks on the 2nd bike dont cost anywhere near that do they ?

oh wait does it mean everything listed before that for £599

Yes.

http://www.londonfgss.com/members1730-albums40-picture291.html

my first ever fixed wheel was a shorter conversion. that frame was far too big for me.

Hi new on here.

My first road bike was an old Shorter, prob from the 70's - 80's, had a load of old campy neuvo record (?) on it and either a 531 db frame or columbus. Bought it off a friend of my dads. It was built by a guy called Barry Chick, supposedly a very good frame builder. Anyway, said bike is half way to becoming fixed gear.

yeh that sounds about the same i noticed the campag sign on the levers etc when i stipped it down

Why hasn't anyone attempted a "longer bikes" joke yet? This thread is 14 posts long, surely we should have had one by now. I know its not funny, but that's not the point. This is the internet FFS.

http://www.bikebrothers.co.uk/engers_files/alfscan.jpg
http://www.bikebrothers.co.uk/engers_files/alf_ttcd_01.jpg

http://www.bikebrothers.co.uk/engers_files/alfscan_pic.jpg
alf engers used to race on 'shorter'. look how much fun he is having

/\ /\ drilled out to the max

He's an AlfEnger-enger.

everything's drilled on Alf's bike! Levers, chainrings, brakes! Seatpost? Maybe that explains his shocked expression - how the bl*ody hell is this staying together?

My local bike shop. Been going there since I was about 5. I bought my Diamond Back Harry Leary Turbo from there. Fond memories. Guy who works there Jason, is really cool bloke

completley irrelavent to the thread, but this be me posering:

I found you a Shorter bike..

everything's drilled on Alf's bike! Levers, chainrings, brakes! Seatpost? Maybe that explains his shocked expression - how the bl*ody hell is this staying together?

drilled out bars too

They didn't do aerodynamic wind tunnel testing back then did they? Or consider frame/component flex as wasted energy. Silly bugger.. :P

yup. and sreaming that loud has gotta cause some resistance.

but to be fair tho, he was the first to beat 50 mins in a 25-mile time trial. he wasn't called 'The King' for nothing.