LFGSS
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
I worked for Deeside Cycles in the 90's in Coppull, Lancs. Their frames were not made locally. They were mostly just mass produced Reynolds tubed frames, though they were high quality and more expensive / custom options were available if you had the money. Some of those bikes that came out of there were £10,000 plus. Made to order with the finest group sets by Shimano and Campagnolo. Wheels were also made to order and spoked as desired.
Paul (that I worked with) was a master wheel builder that worked for Ribble before Deeside and I believe he either set up on his own after Deeside or went back to Ribble. We used to race each other. I would pick the rims, hubs, spokes and lace the wheels together and he would tighten / true the wheels. Once I had a set laced up, I would start another set and I had to try keep up with him. He was incredibly fast and VERY skilled.