"Freddie Grubb"

While googling away for assistance with my restoration of an FH Grubb tandem from the 30s (thread to come. eventually...), I came across this relatively new firm in Islington: http://www.freddiegrubb.com/

Has dear old Freddie's name & copyright lapsed then, or did they buy it from Holdsworth (&then presumably PlanetX?)

The bicycles look smart enough in a hipster way, but seem rather overpriced to me. I suspect the frames are just mass-produced in the far east...? I also suspect Freddie Grubb would not be best pleased to know that his name is being used on frames with such presumably low quality tubing. I stand to be corrected on the quality of the no-name "cro-mo" tubing though, if anyone knows more about these new upstarts than me!

Poor old Freddie is probably rolling in his grave.
Apparently made in Deptford.

*Assembled in Deptford, I suspect.

cringe

Posh rip off Ikea.

Fuck those prices

We're not just a bicycle shop - We also sell a carefully selected range of lifestyle products in store.

http://www.freddiegrubb.com/products

Scroll down to "Don't take our word for it": a roll-call of cunts.

Radial lacing on a 30-something wheel on a mixte sums them up: form > function.

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/myXbVeLpPQ-tPmgzexTraAG8HmU/appointments

Anyone know who this is?

https://www.linkedin.com/company/9490091?trk=tyah&trkInfo=clickedVertical%3Acompany%2CclickedEntityId%3A9490091%2Cidx%3A1-1-1%2CtarId%3A1478632089269%2Ctas%3AFreddie%20Grubb

Employees on the right.

Smells like Tokyobike, looks like Tokyobike .... he was responsible for Tokyobike.

Seriously though How the F does this name from the golden age of British Lightweights get re-used like this? Shocking.

Grubby!

First thing I thought of when I saw the frames. They actually hold up alright (Tokyo Bikes) - just massively overpriced.

Thanks for confirming my suspicions... brings a little sick to the mouth.

While I was bored I totted up the prices of the components of the "Fleet" model (retails at £800) and they came to about £485. Being kind I'll say they got them for 2/3 retail price, so that's £325. Frame £100? So £425 total, not including labour.

I'd never buy one, but £375 to cover both profit and labour doesn't seem too bad I suppose, unless I'm way off in my estimations of wholesale components prices.

Still hate that they've appropriated that great name tho.