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.

craig's track frame

i have been raving on twitter recently about my new painter's jon and tom, hopefully craig's track frame shows you what i am getting at. finding a good painter, who has the same high standards and passion that you have as builder is not an easy task, it has taken me well over 2 years to finally find someone i can rely on to get the job done right! i could not be happier with the way things are progressing in the finishing department and i think the hard work, dedication, time, set backs, patience and the odd disappointment have really paid off! to put the icing on the cake every last bit of finishing is now done right here in york!

enough of that, here is craig's track frame, built using columbus spirit for lugs with a regular sized down tube for the top tube (craig is a tall dude)! paired with a life oversized rear end and lowered wishbone for a stiff rear end. mix that with some ridiculously nice chrome by my new platers and flawless paint and masking and you have the latest frame to leave the workshop. It also just occurred to me just how english this bike looks with the old raleigh colours! AWESOME!

Also a quick reminder that you can still buy feather cycles t-shirts here.

photos: kayti peschke

beautiful chrome and masking

more perfect masking

hand carved in yorkshire

one that i forgot about....

here is tom's fixed gear, based on brm's colour scheme of the 1960's. built from a reynolds 631 front end, a brushed finish reynolds 953 stainless rear end with stainless lugs and fork crown. it is definitely different, but that is very much the beauty of buying a custom bike, there literally is something for everyone. all in all i definitely think that this bike reflects the vision tom had from the moment he left his deposit.

photos: tokyo fixed gear.

the wooden mudguard represents the wooden steering wheel from the brm

raw stainless to represent the exhausts and pipe work on the brm

this was basically the theme in terms of paint and raw stainless

previous bikes update

it has been super busy in the workshop recently and I have a queue of frames at the painters just waiting their turn. i popped up there this morning to see how things were and the masking off of chrome and stainless its undoubtably some of the best i have ever seen so naturally i am super excited about sharing some new work with you all.

in the mean time i have a few nice pics of some previous builds to share with you.

first of all, shout out to max for taking the time to get james' bike in the studio.

also, geoff was kind enough to share some pics of his bike on location from his cycling holiday in the south of france.

james' fixed gear

here is james' fixed gear. reynolds 631, hand carved bi-lam head tube, a custom hand carved seat stay bridge and some lovely paint detail by hydro graphics right here in york. we managed to get the frame shot in the studio but luckily tokyo fixed gear got some shots of the complete build which turned out really classy!

photos: kayti peschke and tokyo fixed gear