Rowan Frameworks

04/09/2017

Thank you so much for the amazing response! We have a few build slots left for this beautiful bicycle, the Rowan Frameworks EDC. Click here for more pictures and to order yours today!
http://www.rowanframeworks.com/small-batch-bikes/

01/09/2017

The Rowan Frameworks EDC bike is now available for a super small batch production! Click to check it out!... http://www.rowanframeworks.com/small-batch-bikes/
Heading in to the weekend like......! Dean Hearne goes past vertical in the concrete cradle at Hastings bowl. Photo by

31/08/2017

The Finish



We knew that a straight up gloss or matte finish wasn't going to work for this bike... it had to be brutal, industrial and utilitarian, but still be super high quality and with our attention to details. We worked hard with Cole coatings and developed this rubble paint, our own recipe developed from a super hard wearing truck flat bed paint, but applied with finesse. There are two textures going on, one as a super hard wearing finish all over and the other with extra texture in the places where the bike will get most abuse. This batch comes in Black or Black (well it's really a very dark grey).

31/08/2017

Thank you so much for all of the love and interest. The Rowan Frameworks EDC, our first production bicycle releases for a super small batch run, tomorrow September 1st at 10:00am. Click on the link in the bio for all the information and loads more pictures. Here's a little on what goes in to making one of these steeds... Custom brass bar ends



We have a 4mm brass plate expertly engraved with the RF monogram, a brass plug is then turned on the old 1929 Southbend lathe before we sweat them together with silver. It's then back on to the lathe to turn the RF plate to the right radius, and soften the edges. We then see how close to centre the RF was eyed in, we could measure it to be precise but it's more fun this way... they're usually a bit wonky, but we think that adds to the charm.

26/08/2017

The Rowan Frameworks EDC. A bicycle built for misadventure. Releasing Friday 1st September at 10:00am in a very limited run. Here's some details and the reason why we got so excited about this thing! For lots more pictures and details click the link in the bio. 👍🏻 Sweet sweet chestnut crate... From the local wood yard we get the finest bundles of riven sweet chestnut laths. These would traditionally be used to clad timber framed walls before a wattle and daub or lime plaster was applied. And it just so happens that they also work really well for making bicycle racks. Sweet chestnut is strong and light, and pretty flexible. They're cut to size with a Japanese hand saw lined up by eye on your rack and marked and numbered (look for the pencil marks) before being drilled on the Fobco drill. We then apply a secret formula (not secret... beeswax and linseed oil warmed in the microwave) and get messy to make sure they last the elements. They're then bundled up and labelled with your name, ready for when the rack comes back from paint. It's then on to the little anvil, where each slat is hand hammered to the rack with copper rivets, which are then peened to remove any sharp edges. Too much fun.

25/08/2017

Introducing the Rowan Frameworks EDC... A bicycle built for misadventure. Releasing 1st September 10:00am GMT! Click here for the full story... http://www.rowanframeworks.com/small-batch-bikes/

24/08/2017

We can't say how excited we are to tell you all about this... the bike that we've been working on for a few years... so excited we had to firecracker the stairs. This is the RF interpretation of our favourite bicycle, and we're releasing a super limited batch production run. All of the details on here tomorrow. Great riding skills from .hearne and photo skills from 👍🏻

22/08/2017

We've been quiet but having a lot of fun. Good things coming soon! 📷 by

16/06/2017

Sticking with the shifters on this elegant fast tourer. These are the 2 x 11 speed Dyna-Sys paired perfectly with a large range cassette and VBC chain set and ti BB. For me this is the perfect set up for this kind of bicycle, low ego, that will get you up any gradient fully loaded, and you'd be hard stretched to spin out in the descents. For me this has been a game changer... spin high cadence, save your knees and ride for many decades to come. This coupled with the chinook pass 28mm tyres for that floaty feel. I've been working out packing and posting this to its new owner in the Basque Country, but I'm so tempted to deliver it by hand and see the first ride. 🐎💨

15/06/2017

13/06/2017

Paul Z's fast tourer. Paul does a lot of fast road riding, racing and iron man triathlons. We built this bike to take a bit of a change of pace, longer rides, weekends, with the ability to pop on a front rack for a camping trip. It was also super important that it wasn't sluggish, maintaining fast riding geometry and staying light. Fun rides ahead for its new owner. 🙌🏼