The Internet is a wonderful place. Well, it is when you can find what you’re looking for. But, it can be a scary place full of demons and confusion. Like when you’re looking for a simple guide on how to lace a Rohloff hub when you’re building a wheel! The Read more
OK – So why wheel building? Well, you know what they say, if you want a job done properly… I’m thinking of the many wheels I’ve had built for me over the years, by a number of different workshops. Of those, perhaps a couple of pairs have turned out well, Read more
Jon likes his tyres like his adventures – on the large side! Being a tall chap he also struggled to find something ‘off the peg’ that fitted him, so he got in touch for a chat. The result was another finely designed Spanner Bike custom frame: A few hundred miles Read more
The right tool for the job? Andy doesn’t like to follow the herd – where most people might think a 100mm carbon hardtail would be the best option for long distance racing, Andy prefers to tackle the descents on something a little more substantial! He got in touch as he Read more
I know, Happy New Year, right? It’s been a while and I shouldn’t have left you without some fine titanium machinery to err, step to, so let’s see if we can take care of that right now… David’s story is a very common one, he contacted Spanner Bike to see Read more
Go on, ask me where the name comes from. Oh, go on! You know how it is? You’re bored during lock down and casually think ‘better just evolve another hardcore hardtail design’? OK, that might just be me then… I’d had some design ideas flying around my head for a Read more
Richard likes getting out and about – he was looking for a multi purpose machine that could be used for bike packing adventures but also to take on his local singletrack. Not seeing anything that took his fancy ‘off the shelf’ he decided to approach Spanner Bike to obtain satisfaction. Read more
Someone (Hi Alex!) reminded me that a) Some of you are still reading this blog and that b) I’ve not put much content up recently. OK, I can take a hint! I’ve been busy crafting up frames for customers as my alter ego ‘Spanner Bike’, more of which later. But Read more
Quadpussin’ it. You might remember Jeff from the last post – he had a finely crafted replica of his favourite frame made in titanium. Well… It turns out he was so happy with the frame that he couldn’t resist taking me up on a special offer to compliment it with Read more
I am totally delighted with the bike, It’s very playful and comes into its own on winding single track! As a bonus it’s also the most comfortable hardtail I have ever ridden! And you can’t ask for a better review than that. Jeff approached me as he had a yearning Read more