one of our specialities at bikelab is custom building very individual bikes, either custom built frames made millimetre perfect to a customers specific body measurements, or off the peg frames built to a customers dream specification.  as pictured above, we normally get the ball rolling over a coffee (or tea if you prefer). we'll sit down on a sofa and have a good chinwag about you, your bikes and to understand what you want out of your next bike.

we can offer a wide range of off the peg bikes and custom offerings from various manufacturers.  we guarantee to build exactly the bike you want using parts available from any specialist brand, no matter how obscure or rare.  we also cater to very indivdual requirements, for example this picture below shows a set up we created for a customer who has to operate both brakes and all 27 gears using only his left hand. we positioned two sram trigger shifters, one upside down, to allow a very natural shift feel and as for brakes, we set up a hydraulic hope brake so that one master cylinder operated all four pistons in two calipers. 

bikelab is synonymous with titanium bike builds where we are considered to be an authority on the material. bikelab has sold more litespeed, merlin and titus bicycles than any other european dealer and have introduced key brands into the uk market including lynskey and bmc. we also stock titanium frames from enigma, charge, cotic and cove.  bikelab work directly and closely with the factories on custom projects to define and deliver exactly what the customer requires.  this could be anything from just a set of mudguard eyes to a full custom project where not only can the geometry be personalised but also the ride charactoristics depending on the tube shapes and profiles used.

if you don't live in our neighbourhood, we can e-mail custom specification spreadsheets and detailed images to help you decide on your dream bike, we have built many custom bikes for  customers all over the globe.  here are just a few examples of some of the bikes that we can offer.

team astana bmc pro machine. highlights on this build are the sram force groupset with fiberlyte carbon chainrings, lightweight wheels and zero gravity brakes.

lynskey level 3 frame, brushed with etched graphics.

litespeed ghisallo with dura ace/easton/kysirium es build 7kilos (15.5lb)

level 3 lynskey mountain bike with flame etching from the headtube.a quote from the owner: "the bike is fantastic, it rides amazingly well, climbs like a goat on steroids and is infinitely flickable,  i appreciate the effort you guys have gone to in putting togther such an amazing bike"

this litespeed blue ridge touring bike was built for simon plummer, simon rode across america  just for the hell of it (4520 miles!) 

litespeed saber, built with real design 60mm wheels and shimano ultegra 10 speed.

bmc slt01 team phonak replica, built for display on the pro-cycling booth at the london bike show

merlin oreas built with rohloff 14 speed internal hub gear system for a customer who was so delighted with the bike

that he bought an odentical one for his wife. hassle free riding a must with this amazing gear system.

yeti asr, pimped to the max........

turner 5 spot,  5" (125mm) of sublime trail soaking perfection.  one of the best mountain bikes, ever...

one of many cove stiffies we've built, the ultimate in bullet proof trail hardtails.

ah the merlin newsboy, a special edition in 2003 with only 100 made globally.........

......followed by a limited run of 50 merlin roots bikes in 2006.

Newsboys and Roots are nowcollectors items and come up rarely on ebay for sale.