Many cyclists have their own vision of the ideal bicycle. Reason for building your bike from scratch may vary, some find it cheaper yet much more personalised, some would do it because they are fed up with bicycle companies standard offer and want to ride on unique bike.

Do you own a bike frame you like, but you don't have an idea how to turn it into usable machine? You don't have to be qualified mechanic and build bike for yourself, just come over to our shop and discuss the matter. We have all necessary experience and knowledge, streets of London are already scaled by many custom built bicycles from Jazz Cycles.

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Building a bicycle from scratch is a very interesting challenge, both for customer and workshop. For similar price as bicycle ?out of the box? we are able to build bicycle fitting exactly its owner (frame and parts sizes and geometry) and purposes.

We would use completely different parts for building a mountain bike for someone who will use it for daily commuting with occasionally jumps to Epping Forest, different for someone who will be visiting off-roads once in a few days and different for someone who is planning to spend their holiday on two wheels.

Not always the most expensive parts are the best idea. In modern days bicycle companies pay close attention to parts weight, especially in high-end series, trying to keep it as low as possible. This helps reducing the total weight of bike (for ?2500 we can build professional mountain bike of weight below 20 pounds), but seriously affects its strength. We do not recommend travelling across the Europe on bicycle fitted with expensive parts, it simply wouldn't work.
Instead we encourage customers to choose less expensive parts (obviously not the cheapest), so bicycle will be heavier, but materials used are denser, stronger and less vulnerable to damages during usage or transportation.

When it comes to building professional bicycle the most important thing would be its total weight, as every few grams makes a difference, but if you want to have a normal bicycle for daily usage then the longest possible parts life is what you would be looking for. Even if you plan to travel, still not the weight is important, as it will be risen anyway by additional equipment, but ability to fix your bicycle in case it breaks in place where rear parts or sophisticated fixing equipment is not available.

If you are interested in custom bike builds, feel free to pop in to the workshop for a cup of tea to discuss the matter. Even if you wouldn't use Jazz Cycles services, we guarantee that our experience will help you to avoid common mistakes.