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Old 06-20-16, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
Used to be regional bike shops in Britain that made their own frames , thats ended.. 80's we went into an FW Evans shop and they had Self made frames,
FW Evans Bikes.
90 Joe Waugh in Newcastle was selling Bikes built up from frames made there, when I Passed thru town , took a ferry to Norway, it's gone too.

thats all gone now . few survive. Mercian .. any Others?
Actually, Condor is still making custom bikes. I was in their shop a couple of years ago, seemed to be going strong.
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