The Bikes College CIC

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We were going to announce this a bit earlier but the build up to April Fools would make the genuinity of this announcement questionable.


2026 is THE year where we have realised we have outgrown our own shoes ages ago and we simply might soon struggle to deliver the promises we make daily.


We have a workshop, shop, clothing company, events, travelling, overseas ventures, events company (more on this soon) and our own riding to juggle.


We have become so busy that without an extra day off we will start failing by mid 2027 considering the trajectory of all things at the moment.


We are expanding further and we are doing more but it means that occasionally we need to be in 2 places 32 hours travel apart; we simply cannot brace to say no to new opportunities.


Starting from April 2026 we will close Mondays to make sure the operations can continue unaffected and we can focus on extras we pick up every year.


If you have ever had a message from us it'll be mentioned in the future messages but please remember we are closed Mondays. This is simply to allow us to do all the things you throw at us in a timely manner.



See you at the races. See you in the workshop. See you in the shop. See you wearing SMILINGCHAINLINK. See you on the trails. See you at the events. See you wearing T'North. See you around.


Thanks for everything.

The final testing has been done and the production samples went out for approval.


ParkTool and Shimano agreed to sit down with us to see what we attempted.


A brake that is a tyre lever.

A tyre lever that works as a brake.



The first is 3D Ti print for Shimano but more brands are signing up as we speak.


Only £79.99 per blade.


Soon available to buy.

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We started putting even more extras on your bikes absolutely free to you guys.
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It gives us an opportunity to practice more on our plotter/ cutter.



Take this Wild for Ivy. It was for her birthday and she explicitly explained her strict requirements.

The bike needed to have a suspension fork. The sticker font was to be funky but classy. Her stickers were to be purple to match the free she got before she headed back home (hours away). The bike was to be ready before the friends of the family collected it days later.

Ivy and her dad trusted us to do the personalisation remotely and we were told we delivered above and beyond.


More details about the changes to the build in the comments.

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Alan's parting ways with his beloved Aurelius and is going to go for this classic twist on his winter cycling.

He wanted a new winter bike (while waiting dor his dream bike) so we printed some decals and made this iconic Borghini into his winter Lambo.


A mixture of classic and modern touches to make sure this treats him well during those cold and wet miles.


DuraAce 7700 9sp groupset to push the RS500 wheels on Gators. All complimented by classy touches from Shimano, Fizik, Cinnelli and SKS.


Nothing beats a Lambo we were told.










Chosen by , built by .meels , judged by and modified by

gives you Ronnie's Whyte.

A birthday gift to compliment his tshirt.

We started with a bike that was brought in in a bad shape: drive worn past 1%, faulty brakes, messy cockpit and so on.

A little TBC TLC and this boy is one lucky birthday boy.



Lets see where Mr Ray takes it.

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In the era of buying the flashiest and the newest we thrive in looking for the owners for our epic builds.

..and there is absolutely nothing better than a kid that chose a legendary model of a legendary brand and decided to carry on riding it before splashing on some new bikes from us once he stops growing.

The Ramones (the Commi as well as the band) paved the way to allow new blood enter the game.

This was left on as many original parts as possible while making sure thay everything that is worn was replaced: it had a new chain and a new cassette, new rotors and pads, and 2 new tubes. Then the cables and outers were replaced as a part of our PDI and the whole bike was fully serviced. It'll come with our warranty (we still didn't come up with exceptions to it) and this is...

ONE.

LUCKY.

TEEN.





Once he stops growing we'll advise and source the next bike for him- it WILL be for sure as epic as this.

welcomes you to join us on our rides.


Every weekend we pack the bikes and the bodies into our famous van and we set off for yet another adventure.


We go with a bunch of people who like riding as that's the only requirement. If you struggle with a bike- let us know as we might be able to help with a loaner too.


We ask for a contribution towards the fuel and the bike park entries where applicable.



WANT TO JOIN US? DM US FOR THE LINK TO OUR WHATSAPP GROUP.

See you there!!

's cabinet of curiosities.

Orbit 20" tandem and Flevobike Oke-Ja that are going to a worthy cause to support people with the extra mobility needs next week.

Both bikes been prepared to make sure they're safe and ready to ride as soon as they're picked up.



The support we offer wide variety of projects gets recognised more and more; the recent unexpected Bike Biz award nomination shows that.

Thanks everyone and here's to more.

builds wheels too.

Every wheel comes with a TBC warranty: if you break it we'll rebuild it for free, you only pay for the bits we must use (spokes or rim).



Why and how?

Because building wheels is Dwid's relaxing passion. And because we want you to test wheels like you get them rebuilt for nothing.


..even if you supply the goods first like the above build: provided rim, provided hub, provided tyre. We built the wheel providing spokes and nips, and we tubeless taped it after with our own tape. The matching dust cap and the valve nips are optional however we'll always do it before you ask...