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COLOUR MATCHED CANYON

Having your bike repaired can often end up with a custom respray. In this case the owner runs a successful training camp in Majorca which is a great way to advertise his business. The repair and paint job carry a life time owners guarantee.

ALLOY VS CARBON

As carbon frames become cheaper more common place it is almost unusual to find a road bike in alloy anymore. What confuses the customer further is that some alloy frames are manufactured to look like carbon. The usual tell tale signs were welding lines on the joints.  Bonding the lugs seem to be more common […]

TWO ‘SPECIAL’ SPECIALIZED CUSTOMS

The first white s-Works Tarmac was in fact a top tube repair with a rather intricate design to restore. We had to replace all the original graphics to spec once the bike passed QC stress tests. The black and blue 2016 Venge was a pure custom design. The customer wanted a colour change and some […]

COLNAGO MASTER PIU FULL RESTORE

When you put an Italian bike restorer with an iconic Italian bike then the DNA remains in the restoration. The rule of thumb is to shed a tear..I kind you not! Here was an opportunity to replicate EXACTLY the spray job of the original bike. Even the decals recreated were flawed slightly and the colour […]

VINTAGE COLNAGO FERRARI C35 PROTOTYPE

One of the rarest and earliest C35 carbon prototypes was bought to CBR to have the Bottom bracket repaired and the frame restored. The BB had come away and the general condition of the unusual black and white streek pattern was looking tired and yellowing, but not in a nice way..Ferrari had achieved this design […]

SEAT STAY RESTORE ON CANYON CF SLX

This was a bad one. It seems the CF is a bit fragile when it comes to rear mech failure compared with other brands. It is a great bike but if you have one like this don’t skip it!

CUSTOM PLANET X EXOCET

Not much to say. We design what you want. The bike comes out as you expect. Only better. The finish of a bike is everything. No decals all sprayed.

TREK TEAM RACE BIKE

A sponsored Trek race team requested that a factory supplied bike to be measured copied and resprayed in the team colours. The finish is as per the original factory bike spec.