Bespoked 2012 and latest feather cycles news

first of all a very belated happy new year!

sorry about the lack of updates lately, thing's have been super busy. I have a bunch of projects on the go, including customers bikes, bikes for the bristol show, new t-shirts, this time hand printed by my buds at thisisprintshop and a few other fun things that I am excited about. I have also been a bit slack with getting studio shots lately so kayti and I will get back onto that soon, it been a busy 2012 so far for both of us.

I am now giving daily updates straight from the workshop on instagram so if you want up to date going ons as they happen follow @feathercycles.

there are 2 small t-shirts left on the store, the cash from these 2 last shirts will be going to lyndsay to help her fund raising for her childrens charity trip to climb kilimanjaro

the next couple of months show no sign of slowing down with bespoked bristol quickly approaching.

Also, Sally-Anne and Simon sent over a couple of pics of their columbus life road bikes they collected just before christmas.

james' alfine 11 all round disc bike

here is james' custom bike. it is the first time i have built a frame around a gear hub and disc brakes. it turned out looking super traditional but with the modern features of an 11 speed gear hub and discs. james approached me wanting a bike that he could ride in various situations, on the road, down country lanes as well as rides through the woods with his kids. he wanted a super clean look so i made sure to hide as much cable and fittings as possible. I am super happy with the way the frame turned out, especially the curvy lines of the rear end and all the cable routing. other fun aspects of this build was hand carving the disc mount and making the jig to fit it too.

what we ended up with is in my opinion one of the nicest bike i have produced to date. clean and traditional with a modern twist, thats the best thing about doing what i do, putting your own twist on things.

photos: kayti peschke

the hand made stem was nickel plated with a brushed finish

curvy!

script text to keep in theme with the minimal and traditional look

front brake and gear cable entrance

front brake cable exit and hand carved disc mount

curved seat stay bridge

gear cable exit and hand made stainless dropout face

curved stay brace

bb fillet

gear cable routing

hin's single speed

hin just dropped by this afternoon to pick up his new single speed. it's always amazing to have a customer come to pick up a whole bike and then go for a quick ride before they catch the train home.

from the start, hin wanted something simple with nice detail but without screaming about it, so we went for some hand carved sleeving on the bi-lam headtube but with a single colour paint to keep it understated. the cable stop for the rear brake is also hand made.

i did a little work on the fork crown too, as well as mounting the pivots on there for the paul racer brakes which i think looks great and still leaves enough room to run mudguards.

the aim of the cable routing through the stem was to keep the cable parallel to the head tube from the profile, as well as not having to have an unsightly cable stop mounted under the stem. these little features really make me tick. simple, functional and aesthetically pleasing.

hin did a great job on carefully choosing his build kit. very simple, all silver and great quality.

the added bonus of coming to collect your feather cycles bicycle over having it delivered is the warm welcome and cup of yorkshire tea. can't beat that for service.

photos: kayti peschke

Mei's Mixte Wedding Present

i have made bikes for females in the past but this frame is my first 'real' ladies bike. it was an absolute pleasure to build, so much fun. i was honored to be asked to make it and it was a complete secret for the past few months. today is mei and leo's wedding day and the bike turned up in massachusetts first thing this morning!

polished stainless and a custom mixed seafoam green with a pearl pink for the detailing make this frame an extremely fitting wedding gift, i just got a photo through of mei holding her new frame and to say she looks happy would be an understatement!

once again, jon and tom dialed the paint and masking!

kayti and i wish you all the best! have an awesome day guys!!!

photos: kayti peschke

hearts!

fleur de lys lug

more fleur de lys, more hearts

a lyric from mei and leo's song

nick's track frame

nick dropped by today to pick up his new columbus spirit track frame, nick and i were both super happy with the outcome. it was my first time building a frame with an integrated headtube and definitely won't be the last. it is amazing how an integrated headtube can instantly modernize a frame. satin black with a super bright pearl green graphic made for a punchy but classy finish.

it was definitely a fun one to put together, it must have taken us an hour to get the bb tight with the phil logo showing through the triangle detail. i actually had to make a tool from a bit of tube as the logo just kept turning, we were seconds away from giving up and we got it nailed. super stoked!!!

autumn sale!!!

autumn has suddenly crept up on us, it made me realise its about time we start thinking about wrapping up. so i want to get rid of the small amount of tees that are left over and make some room for some slightly warmer feather attire! all the tees that are left in stock are at the bargain price of £12 including postage.

grab one here!

dadit's sepeda

here we have dadit's track frame. this one should be with dadit in jakarta any day now, if not already. built from reynolds 631, with a bar and stem combo built using nitto b123's. i have never been too keen on black and white bikes but this one definitely turned out looking sweet. i was even sent the regular chris king headset rather than the black on black which i think was definitely meant to be!

it is a pleasure to have sent one of my bikes to the far east!! hopefully the first of many.

photos by kayti peschke.