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Video: Six of the best British designed bikes from Mason, Vitus, Kinesis, Pinnacle, Raleigh & Condor
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In years gone by the British bike industry made more bikes than anywhere else in the world, but times have changed and now nearly all bike manufacturing takes place in the Far East.
There are lots of British bike brands still designing bikes here in the UK though, and in fact, there's a really buoyant and healthy bike business with new brands popping up all the time. So while they're not made in the UK, the bikes are designed in the UK, and in some cases that give the British bike brands an advantage over global bike brands as they better understand the needs of the British cyclist.
In this video we've picked six of the most recently reviewed British road bikes for your enjoyment
If you want a bike made in Britain, your choices are a bit more limited, but there are now many bespoke framebuilders who will cater for your needs.
Our pick of six of the best
| Weight | Market price | Read more | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Laterite 3 | 9,750g | £700.00 | Read our review |
| Raleigh Mustang Sport | 11,380g | £800.00 | Read our review |
| Mason Definition | 8,790g | £3,130.00 | Read our review |
| Vitus Venon CR Disc 105 | 8,860g | £1,349.99 | Read our review |
| Kinesis ATR V2 | 2,100g (frameset) | £1,659.00 | Read our review |
| Condor Italia RC | 8,320g | £799.99 (frameset) | Read our review |
David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes.
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Why no Enigma?
Because then it would be seven of the best
No-one is ever really 'up' for a Sturmey Archer hub set up....
Well I'm still riding a 1987 Dawes - now restored. For those who never joined the ever faster, lighter, somewhat more fragile arms race It'd be good to see the reviews extended to those still making steel frames - Mercian for example, Ribble and the Raleigh Reynolds team bikes that have british steel. Componentry is always likely to be import though... (I like old school capmpy...) unless you're up for a Sturmey Archer hub set up
Nice bikes
I was under the impression that Genesis were a British designed brand as well.
Do any of these bikes contain a single British-made component ?
As British as Taiwanese Beef Noodles.
Mmmm.... Taiwanese Beef Noodles....
FTA
Tripster, Tripster
Ive now made mine into triple crank Di2 ultimate allrounder. Wide tyres, relaxed geometry and titanium.