I’m seeing double, everywhere I look there are way more tubes than there should be! As promised, here’s the juice on the how and the why Part II: I’m seeing double? The frame design? Well that’s easy, just combine the madness of some far out designs with a strange desire Read more
I’m seeing double, everywhere I look there are way more tubes than there should be! What The (Actual) Fridge, right? I can’t believe I’d left it this long to find out how much fun cyclocross bikes are! The ability to switch between roads and back lanes was great fun, but Read more
Another day another fine addition to the exclusive Spanner Bike club. Steve had ridden Dan’s SYD (see here) and instantly fell in love – he’s only human! But he couldn’t help thinking a little nip here and a little tuck there might just make things even more perfect. He also Read more
Another happy customer… Here’s a tale of Christmas cheer about one young man who’s been so good this year that Santa decided to reward him with a very special present 😉 Dan approached me as he had been let down on a delivery from another manufacturer and needed to source Read more
As threatened – here’s part two of the post I started the other week. You might well remember that I was slipping on the lab coat and pocket protector to work out if bigger wheels and lower bottom brackets were the key to unlocking extra speed… Regarding wheel size the Read more
Mullet bike: business up front, party round the back… You might have noticed Project S.Y.D. has reached version 2.0 (you can find out more over at www.screwyoudeath.com). One of the key additions to that frame was enough clearance to run either 27.5 plus or 29’er wheels – all in the name Read more
My commercial spin off, Spanner Bike, has been turning dreams into metal for a couple of people recently. In the spirit of inspiration I thought I’d start sharing some of them with you… It’s fair to say Tim loves bikes. He loves riding bikes, he loves fixing bikes up too. Read more
It’s getting late now, maybe 10 or 11 at night and the garage is pretty chilly. I’ve got a furrowed brow and I’m starting to get stressed. For the past few hours I’ve been feeding various cables in and out of the frame trying to work out if the ‘impossible’ Read more