Trillion Cycles launches range of GB-made bikes

A bit of discolouration is avoidable but would be understandable on a cheapo frame; that headtube is all the wrong sort of look on a £750 piece of kit though

They are very local to me and I wish them well. I do hope to see some communication with the local cycling community from this new British firm. Bike making in the midlands has gone from being at the forefront of the world to being the arse end of it of late.. It's been far too long a declining industry in the midlands.. the skills are here. 

But I am a bit confused with where they are going with the models... they seem to have a bike for everyone but at bespoke pricing. 

FYI there doesn't look much wrong with those welds to me, they look pretty smooth and the discolouration is what happens to steel and one reason we use paint..

Hi Trillion staff member, how r u today

I went to there stand on Friday
And there Titanium frame looked great! £1850
With Columbus forks spoke with one of there
Guys Tom they were all prototypes and we spoke for about 10mins there only just testing the water as I to was a little confused with
Welding and prices,however Tom explained there story by the time I left it was quite evident that this quick write up is missing
Loads of info. They have custom tubes
Paragon dropout loads of stuff going on
And the welding as I was told is the very first
Frame's no sanding covering up as they
Are working on a top hand finished frame

I think we should give these guys a chance!

All those welds look totally burnt. Did they strip the paint off of a Sports Direct single speed and put their own stickers on or something 

Yeah that's pretty skanky looking welding for a £750 frame made from 525.  Not exactly top end in either respect.  From £1300 for a single speed - without most of the price of a groupset (shifters, mechs, etc)  seems like a big ask.  I'd be expecting better quality than I can see there. 

How much!!! - An off the peg 631 frame from Bob Jackson comees in at about 1/2 the price  (£665 for a 631 Audax Club)

Hard to see that this brand is aiming for- Shand (https://www.shandcycles.com/ ) prices but without any of the cachet that I can see.  

I won't pretend to be an expert, but the finish on the welding on the Node looks pretty grim.  Surely you'd take the best you had to a show like this?

The prices seem a bit excessive for a new brand but if they can mass produce frames at this price point in the UK then there is no reason that established brands couldn't move some of their production back to the UK.

Admittedly I don't know a great deal about this company but the haste with which they've bashed out some product and slapped a big price sticker on it is a bit unseemly, almost like they've just worked out people will spend big money on these things, so let's make these things. Bikes? Sure, OK.

These seem very niche, but they're ever going to be the next Raleigh when you're talking £1300 for a frameset. Then again nobody will ever be the next Raleigh in the UK now, things have shifted too far to go back to cheapish products actually made in the UK.

The name is also a bit naff, it doesn't put over the air of boutique you should have for steel frames, it just sounds like something that came up when some 9 year olds got brainstormed.