US/UK/../.. Custom Forks & their makers!?

[manuelschafer]

HI there to bring some light in the "lesser known fork universe" this thread may help some of us for fitting adequate forks with our frames of restoration.

So for a start maybe you guys can help identify these two types (here straight unicrown fillets) supposingly beeing made in UK examples.

Names of builders who made similar forks would be Paul from Rock Lobster or later Vicious Cycles who constructed tapered beauts but these here have no reference whether they were actually really Overbury build (as both sellers have guessed).

First pictured fork is stamped 89 and has columbus dropouts
2nd fork of reference with Campa dropouts and originating along from an OB frameset

THNX M.

 

[manuelschafer]

Does anyone know who else made straight forks out of tapered tubing fillet braze style which could resemble these quoted works ?

edit for research shows,
helmut-burns.. seems to be a name for example

Its a.... Sonic........Helmut Burns-London.

Ok, another frame in mid build, What you see is what you get, But what is it....? Roly you cant play, your far too clever, and you will guess it straight away...., :xmas-cool:

www.retrobike.co.uk

 

[Peachy!]

Just tagging along to see what you find

 

[Tootyred]

Just tagging along to see what you find

Me too

 

[Bullpup]

Me too

Snap

 

[Monolith]

FRANCES

Bicycle Framebuilder & Constructeur: road, cross, cargo, Randonneur, brevet, tour, adventure. Frame repairs also.

www.francescycles.com

 

[mattpayne]

Limit in Norwich can build steel and Ti, did some repair work for me, Patrick knows his stuff, patient and useful to know!

Custom bike Frames, handbuilt in the UK - Limit Fabrications

Hand crafted custom bike frames and components perfectly crafted in the UK. Workshop based in Norwich. Owner - Patrick Banks

limitfabrications.co.uk

 

[newsboy]

Seems like the thread is open now for others and their projects,
just post pictures and ask for:
#forkidentification
#makerdetails
#andthelikes



ps
iv got another fork that would beg for idetification here

Only thing known for sure is that Koski tubing and dropouts were used...View attachment 559721View attachment 559722

like the color!

 

[hamster]

Any framebuilder could fabricate them. Dave Yates, Roberts, Bob Jackson, Longstaff, Waugh, Weigh...the list goes on.

 

[Monolith]

There are some to avoid - in my experience. One took a deposit and was talking about a delivery last October - and then went on building thing for 'other projects'. Not the first time I've experienced an artisanal mood swing - but I wouldn't recommend some of them to friends.