Modern retro bike?

[brocklanders023]

https://singletrackworld.com/2025/0...ordable-uk-made-frames-for-making-chores-fun/

 

[Takingabreak]

Not sure what I make of that. By the time it's been assembled to turn it into a bike won't it be north of £1500?

 

[Tootyred]

At a price.....

 

[grantoury]

650 for a hand built frame is not too bad. I have a frame and fork out of a small series by a builder that was 675 euros in 2010.

 

[Takingabreak]

I kind of mean, it's too expensive to actually be a RAT bike unless it's been kitted out with parts from a Halfords special

EDIT - even then it would cost £1k

 

[bikeworkshop]

My rule of thumb is you spend 3x what the frameset cost total, to get a bike built up to a certain quality point

So if frame only is 650, 150 fork if you're not choosy, £2400 suggested total build price.

I don't think most people would describe that as in the "affordable" bracket, or as a rat bike.

If your rat bike costs 2.5k, how much is your "best"?

All very Bespoke

I've never seen so many d-a/xtr derailleurs and King headsets in one place at once ever before.

Or cloth caps, excluding point-to-point races in the 70s

 

[Splatter Paint]

Meh.

 

[Takingabreak]

Meh.

Good point, I should be concentrating on getting my sturmey 4 speed working properly on the Bates I'm in the process of building up rather than on this meh-ness

 

[bikeworkshop]

"Sturmey 4-speed"
"Working properly"