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I’ve been promising .cycles I would build him a frame one day since he was 10 years old. Finally, it looks like he might have just about stopped growing and so it felt like just the right time to get it done. Zach has been coming out on our VC York club runs since he was 7 years old as the passenger of the tandem with his dad, and later on his own bike as he got stronger. Since then, we have seen him suffer and more recently become the recipients of the suffering as he has grown and become a real talent, gaining multiple national championship titles and subsequently becoming one of the lads in the process.

Zack’s bike is the original WKNDR model, the OMNE. This will carry him over the amazing gravel we have here in North Yorkshire, as well as seeing him through our treacherous winters up north.

I hope you enjoy the bike Zach, and I’ll see you on the gravel ✌🏼

Scott just collected his OMNEi in the UDH variant and a custom colourway. Look how insane the distressed copper leaf looks against the Land Rover Bronze Green!!

This thing is already out on the trail for a big old canal path ride across West Yorkshire.

It’s possibly my favourite OMNEi so far, I often get that feeling of wishing a bike was my own with custom builds, but it’s nice to start getting that same feeling with WKNDR’s.

David collected his custom sized OMNEi a week ago and we were both mega pleased with the outcome of this road oriented 1x example, using a road groupset opposed to the usual gravel setup.

Some nice little touches on this one as a nod to his custom Sturdy, using their jockey wheels to add a little flair and upgraded shifting and drivetrain efficiency to the rear mech. The 1x chainring married up to the Dura-Ace chainset with perfection and to finish off the performance setup, the amazing Assioma Pro Duo pedals are the icing on the cake.

The bike rolls on Gara 38 wheels and 35mm 5000 AS rubber.

There are two more WKNDR builds lined up in the next week or so, and these things are getting better with every bike. I’m really loving the evolution of the builds and introducing some custom paint jobs to them too.

Martin’s OMNE chassis is ready for whatever the weather throws at it!

It’s all happening HQ, stuff mid build, stuff built, stuff painted, bikes going out… super good vibes and tons of productivity right now.

WIP - WKNDR ‘HSG’

Butted tubing is inherently not straight. To achieve the best results on the finished frame, inspections must be carried out before you begin cutting any materials so the bends are along the centreline of the frame, this way you guarantee yourself a straight frame.

At the same time, you must check the butt locations on the tubes to determine where your cuts will be.

This process is carried out on both Feather custom builds and the WKNDR range and is as, if not, more important than any other step throughout the build.

Time to set up the machines and begin cutting the tubes for Joshua’s HSG and Adrian’s OMNEi.

The latest build to leave the building is ’s custom painted OMNEi, destined to take on anything the Austrian weather can throw at it as a year round full mudguard road bike.

James was the co-founder of along with Ricky back in 2013 when he had a stint living in York, so the paint on this one just had to be a nod to the old team bike colours on the bikes which turned heads at every race they were entered into.

What a guy, and what a bike!

WKNDR Weekend
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‘I honestly think the WKNDR is the best all-round training bike out there. It’s solid, it’s reliable, and it does everything I need it to do. It’s my favourite bike to ride. The OMNE I is a bike I can totally trust, which means I can focus on riding, stay consistent with my training for Track National Champs, and not stress about my setup.’
- Joe Shillabeer

At WKNDR this week our frame building course is taking place…

Day one - mitring the tubes and learning the basics of brazing.

Keep an eye out on the Instagram over the week for updates on how the group is getting on.

If you’re interested in taking part on the course👀- [email protected]