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Bicycle Frame Painting

Posted: June 13, 2013 by Alan   -   Comments Off

As much as we’d want to offer a wide range of colours as standard for our frames, we’re limited to usually 3-5 colours for each batch – which isn’t a huge choice given the spectrum available. From time to time, we’ll add in something a little different or a little special and our Scion R853 frame is an example. Besides ‘Granny Smiths Acid Green’, the frame is also offered in 2 amazing pearlescent finishes: flame orange and midnight blue. Photos rarely do the colours justice but seeing them is a revelation.

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Origins & Evolution: Pipedream Frames Explained

Posted: June 11, 2013 by Alan   -   Comments Off

Evolution or More Confusion?

Our first ever steel hardtail was the Sirius and was made from ‘modest’ heat-treated 4130 CrMo. This frame has been the template for our geometry since the very beginning. As we added products to the line-up, it made sense (at least at the time) to carry the name over to our Titanium frame which shared the same design.

When the Sirius was upgraded to Reynolds 853 and updated with sliding dropouts, it should really have been renamed. At the time we didn’t know this. So, why the issue? Because just over the horizon (or more specifically, on the drawing board) was the Scion which is, in fact, the closest thing to our original Sirius frame.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Posted: May 12, 2013 by Stuart   -   Comments Off

Even though we try to have comprehensive product information on this site, we appreciate that not everyone has the time (or patience) to search through our pages for the answer. Many of you seem to prefer shooting us an email or giving us a call.

We get many of the same questions over and over again so we’ve addressed them below.

You might even find the answer you’re looking for…

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