We’ve all bought things and felt pressure to make a decision. At worst the pressure comes from the person who’s trying to sell you something but even at best we tend to subject ourselves to pressure to not take up someone’s time or ask silly questions. We do things differently here.
Read MoreIt’s difficult to articulate how what we do is different. We’ve been working on it a lot recently ahead of launching our first ever public raise on Crowd Cube. I was therefore pleasantly surprised when Matt (who works at Crowd Cube) bought his own Spoon Custom back in for a service. As he’s been through it, we asked him to share some words about the process, and why he took the leap and bought one for himself.
Read MoreJames Middleton was involved in a collision with a car. His mate didn’t make it. He did, but he’s got an incredibly long road ahead to rebuild his life, and him and his family need your support. If you can’t give anything just now, take a moment to think about you as a road user, can do your bit to increase the peace and reduce the risk to vulnerable road users, next time you take to the roads.
Read MoreOne of the best things about being in a creative business is the people we get to hang around with. Matt Ben-Stone is someone we love working with when he’s not busy shooting for much bigger brands. Riding on Boards is his latest passion project and the new work is on sale via his website now.
Read MoreWe’re cheating a bit with this one, because we shot it for halloween and you’ll have seen those (Candy Green for Halloween) but the studio set turned out so well, I thought I’d share some more pics and some extra insight into the build.
When Paul came to us to commission his bike he knew exactly what he wanted because he’d seen it on the website. That’s not unusual really, except with us the bike on the website isn’t really the bike you buy. It’s your version of that bike, unique to you, your physiology and the riding you want to do.
Read MoreYou might have noticed we’ve got a new brand mark for Spoon Customs. We’re also working on some new head badge designs, and just generally thinking about how we show up. Especially in the context of new bikes. Here, I thought you might like to hear about some of the process to date.
Read MoreEveryone is at it at this time of year, so here’s our own contribution to the age long debate of what cyclists want for Christmas. Stuff from Silca, Wahoo, WM and Gun Control, and a neat new tool from Wolftooth.
Read MoreUnit 9 itself feels like the business coming home for the first time since I got my start in Montgenevre. That workshop was just a garage of course and just one room, but I loved that because you could see bikes at all stages. The new space works in the same way. We don’t need to check stock, or ask where a frame is at, we can see it.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again where we get a customer who gets it like we do and wants nothing but the glassiest, classiest candy, in a colour that would make Boyd Coddington’s knees go weak. It’s also halloween too, and nothing says ‘halloween’ like a monster green candy.
Read MoreA new cycle to work scheme called Green Commute Initiative with no limit, allows you to buy one of our custom bikes in almost any specification without the usual limits or fees is now available to you for your next bike.
You could spend up to 10k through the scheme and save up to 42% off your next custom bike.
Read MoreJames is a mechanical engineer, and specialises in reliability, in defence. This guy makes sure military hardware works, and never stops working when it’s needed. He knows how to test a project and make sure it’s done right. Check out his new Izoard RR in Mclaren Belize Blue.
Read MoreWhen Spoon Customs merged with WM, we fulfilled a bit a dream, by bringing paint in house. We’ve been working on a new brand for the paint shop, and it’s now a standalone brand, Gun Control Custom Paint. Led by long term Spoon Customs collaborator and head painter, Sam Weeks.
Read MoreWe’re open for business again and it’s never been a better time to start your custom bike build.
Cycling is kicking off again. Unsurprising given the only thing the government told us we could buy or use in lock down was a bicycle.
Read MoreWe go out of our way to make sure our customers get a perfect bike, built specifically for the sort of riding you do. Every bike is custom and the design and build process is involved and the experience is very much a part of that journey to your new bike. Read about how this one nearly didn’t make it, and how we took the chance the restore it after the bike had a rough start.
Read MoreToday we’re announcing a dream collaboration between Spoon Customs and Cooper Bike Company celebrating 60 years since they won back to back F1 world championships. When I think how we design bikes and why, with so many bike company - car company collaborations over the years, we’re so stoked to be working with Cooper.
Read MoreToday we announced that Spoon Customs is joining forces with WyndyMilla (WM), the Surrey-based custom carbon experts. With Spoon getting to the point where there’s too much work for just one person, and loads of potential to do so much more, the move has come just at the right time, and means the business can now grow in a manageable way, and deliver more for customers. Ultimately getting more people into custom, riding our bikes.
Read MoreSpoon Customs has outgrown it’s home, on Orange Row in Brighton. Which means the popular bike shop attached to the business - Orange Row Speed Shop - will close this month, as Spoon Customs moves on to a new unit in Hove. Spoon Customs will still offer advice, parts and servicing existing customers, but will say good bye to the Orange Row Speed Shop brand.
Read MoreWhen performance carbon experts Wyndy Milla called up to say they needed a steel adventure bike for Chris Hall to take to Australia we couldn’t say no, could we. This is the bike and some shots from the adventure they’ve been on.
Read MoreWhat do you do when you get a van full of the best components going and a ticket to one of the best bike events on the planet, but you have no time to build a bike? You find time to build a bike of course, even if it nearly kills you. Grinduro
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