Friends & Contributors

This book would not have been possible without the help and cooperation of all the builders Jon Aston, Tom Warmerdam, Tom Donhou, Lee Cooper, Robin Mather, everyone at Reynolds especially Keith, Paul and Marian, Chas, Winston and Adrian at Roberts Cycles, Ron Cooper, Brian and Jason Rourke, Ted James, Steve Woodrup, Kevin Sayles and Dave Yates.

Matthew would like to thank his wife, Jacqui who has stood by him though all the high and lows which came in no short supply whilst writing this book.

Ricky and Kayti would like to thank the following for their continuous help, support and encouragement – Kevin and Sharon Peschke, Darren and Sharron Feather, Ozzy the whippet, Martin Clark, Sam Hodgson, Ricky Adam and all our friends and Family.

Sam would like to thank Karen and Coco who light up every early morning & late night with their love and laughter.

Thanks to all the other authors who openly and kindly shared their writing experiences with us – Jan Heine, Nic Grobler,  David Jablonka,  Michael Embacher, Rob Penn and Max Leonard.

Big thanks to Roff Smith who passionately offered his wealth of wisdom whilst gently guiding us through this project.

Thank David Kelsey for all his efforts with the editing and proof reading.

The following people have all helped in their own way – Paul Villiers, Dan Hunt, Nils Hansen, Andrew Denham, Rapha, Nick Hussey at Vulpine, Max Lewis and everyone at Tokyo Fixed, Nathan Hughes at Restrap and The North Race.

We also want to thank everyone who has helped create awareness of small manufacturing outfits in general, both here and overseas; and frame builders worldwide for being approachable and sharing knowledge.

Finally, we would like to say a special thanks to Phil and Tessa Taylor from the Bespoked Bristol show for their amazing work at creating one of the world’s greatest gatherings of makers, riders and enthusiasts of the Handmade Bicycle.