The wave of new London bike shops

^ I crossed paths with a Pretorius club run today.... Must have been about 20 of them; almost too many for Essex's little lanes.

What's the deal with their shop then? Wasn't aware of it til I got home and googled it. See!s to be a custom build place?

They were taking themselves very seriously I thought. But not as seriously as me of course.

Jean-Claude Pretorius is an ex-pro (conti level), who set up a titanium frame manufacturer. Frames are manufactured in China, and he does high spec paint jobs and builds. He is also a dealer for a few other brands (Colnago etc). He is a good guy and the workshop cafe is a fun place to watch races. The kit is nice but (as you might expect from a design by Luke Scheybeler) a bit pricey.