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I'm looking to purchase another bike and am looking at something British.
I'm currently eyeing up the Orange R9 Rs, has anyone had any experience with one of these or could recommend another British made bike?

Thanks Luke

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The only thing we have to go on at this point is 'British+road'.

Off the peg:
Alex Moulton Speed
Pashley Roadfinder

Then there are the bespoke options.

Sid Aluminium wrote:They only thing we have to go on at this point is 'British+road'.

Off the peg:
Alex Moulton Speed
Pashley Roadfinder

Then there are the bespoke options.

Sorry looking for a racer


I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my ONEPLUS A6013 using hovercraft full of eels.

It depends what you mean by "British"

If you want a British company, there will be quite a lot of choice.

If you want assembled in Britain, many imported bikes will be assembled by the retailer, so more choice again.

If you want a British built frame, your choice will go down drastically

If you want all British frame and components, that will be impossible.

So, what do you mean by "British"?

[btw the Orange carbon road bike frames I think you suggest are made in Taiwan https://www.orangebikes.co.uk/files_ee/ ... _final.pdf ]

If you just want 'assembled in Britain', then Planet X will give you a Taiwanese frame for the fraction of what Orange ask.

Orro use British carbon fibre, but they, er, then send it to Taiwan
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/editors-c ... old-362550

Possibly the only British carbon frame maker?

https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/2203 ... ade-frames

Sid Aluminium wrote:They only thing we have to go on at this point is 'British+road'.

Off the peg:
Alex Moulton Speed
Pashley Roadfinder

Then there are the bespoke options.

Brompton

Or maybe https://ironbridge-bicycles.co.uk/ the 1952?

Shand Stooshie https://www.shandcycles.com/bikes/stooshie/

Shand Skinnymalinky or Rizello?

https://www.shandcycles.com/bikes/skinnymalinky/

Thanks for the input.

Going to have a look at an Orro Gold STC tomorrow.

I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my ONEPLUS A6013 using hovercraft full of eels.

thelawnet wrote:If you just want 'assembled in Britain', then Planet X will give you a Taiwanese frame for the fraction of what Orange ask.

The finish on Orange is much better! The high-end stuff is still fabricated in the UK as far as I know, the lowlier frames in Taiwan.

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hamster wrote:

thelawnet wrote:If you just want 'assembled in Britain', then Planet X will give you a Taiwanese frame for the fraction of what Orange ask.

The finish on Orange is much better! The high-end stuff is still fabricated in the UK as far as I know, the lowlier frames in Taiwan.

Had a Planet X "Holdsworth " frame ... Taiwan or Vietnam .... not sure which ... every time you touched the frame a lump of paint fell off .. it's like it was a crust not bonded in any way ....

hamster wrote:
The finish on Orange is much better! The high-end stuff is still fabricated in the UK as far as I know, the lowlier frames in Taiwan.

According to their website all their carbon frames are from Taiwan. Alu mtb frames from uk.

landsurfer wrote:

hamster wrote:

thelawnet wrote:If you just want 'assembled in Britain', then Planet X will give you a Taiwanese frame for the fraction of what Orange ask.

The finish on Orange is much better! The high-end stuff is still fabricated in the UK as far as I know, the lowlier frames in Taiwan.

Had a Planet X "Holdsworth " frame ... Taiwan or Vietnam .... not sure which ... every time you touched the frame a lump of paint fell off .. it's like it was a crust not bonded in any way ....

Compared to the On-One Pompino I have.... I doubt I've ever seen a better paint job on a bike! and it seems to be durable.