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Welcome to Ewhurst Bikes…

Bikes Built for Life

Ewhurstbikes are bespoke bicycle frame, fork and DT Swiss wheel builders, expert at developing ultra endurance Mountain, CycloCross and building the fastest endurance Race bikes. As professional engineers we service e-bikes and convert analogue bikes to e-bikes. We are experts at complex hand/trike e-bike conversions for disabled people and rebuilding bespoke wheels / upgrading braking systems as required.
We use our extensive experience of cycling around the world, aerospace and auto engineering skills to upgrade, revamp, restore Eroica and classic British bikes. We weld titanium, weld steel, weld aluminum, and permanently fix carbon bike frame design issues and correct frame failures. We build the best frames to your bike fit ultimate speed without compromising comfort. Our Alpine Race Range™ are the pinnacle of fast endurance bike development for the ultimate riding experience on or off road.
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Our bikes have been extensively tested, all weather, over many years whilst climbing millions of metres in the harsh sandy / rocky Surrey hills, and Australian desert, so we know whats the optimum components and design to suit your ambitions and what would best suit your riding.

We give the same attention to kids bikes. Safety checks are complimentary. We hold a comprehensive range of Shimano / SRAM components, tyres and wheels in stock, so we are able to fix customers bikes, to get you back riding the same day.

We are open daily 8am – 8pm. Please book a time for a 1-1 by clicking on the image above, or just call UK: 07720 597869. Cheers Tom.

We are professional engineers, We care about: sustainability; safety; supporting local business; and quality, customers realising their cycling and fitness ambitions. Tom the founder is an experienced endurance cyclist, that has cycled around the world, Oz desert etc, and elected Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology.

Alpine Race Sport the development and story of the ultimate Apline Gravel Racer so far..

Extensive Development, for ultimate ride-ability, race performance and endurance on and off road

Introducing for 2024 our Alpine Race Sport range of ultra endurance rides and racing

Expertly Designed and Made in Ewhurst, England

The frame geometry, material provides the ultimate in ride quality on or off road, speed and rides with a beautiful zing. The frame material, is 1.4x as strong as titanium, gets stronger under stress, doesn’t ride like a bone, and de-laminate like carbon, or fail in fatigue like titanium with with hard use.

The design is based upon our experience of ultra riding and fixing many thousands of bikes, with experience drawn from our 30 years of experience of automotive and aerospace design.

RIDE QUALITY AND SPEED

The ride quality is exceptional and power transfer uniquely achieved with absolute minimal losses.

The ultimate fast climbing machine

  • max power transfer to surface

geometry for the ultimate 20%+ steep climbing and 20+% steep descent

Bespoke fork design and geometry, smooth and beautifully connected to the surface

Smooth and huge power transfer on fast gradual climbs

Ease of control and balance at speed

Geometry and materials 25-30 mph on rough trails with comfort and exceptional stability and ride quality

Beautiful and fast to ride

VERSATILITY

Provenance of design – endurance racing – for max speed and reliability with lugs for panniers

We use hand drawn seamless, bespoke tubing sourced from Italy, 1.4x the strength of titanium

THE ULTIMATE FEEL

Progressive bespoke powerful brakes with big feel

Direct steering with feel – and big grip for very steep sections

Designed for on/off road race versatility

Weight distribution and low centre of gravity for balance and max control

ENDURANCE

Bespoke lightweight forks the material made in the UK is 2x strength of titanium

Meticulously engineered – The only bike you need to own on/off road

OPTIONS all frames are bespoke made to suit your bike fit

The Alpine – Gravel Road Race Sport – more road orientated take 40mm tyres

The Alpine Gravel Race Sport – same quality, off road orientated , more clearance 55mm tyres

PRICING

Come in for a chat so we can understand your requirements and design and build the ultimate bike to suit you and your plans.

EWHURST BIKES – BUILT FOR LIFE

These frames wont fail – so we happily offer a lifetime guarantee on the frame and some warranty on the components.

Choose either the Alpine – Gravel Race Sport – for endurance road racing on and serious off road..

OR the Alpine – Gravel Road Race Sport – more road orientation for endurance racing.

Competition endurance bikes – here are some of our development builds we have for sale

email us for details

Competition 1990s Titanium Endurance Gravel Race ultimate rebuild RRP £4,500 ono

1990s Aero Titanium Special Products Race Frame very rare, and the titanium and build quality of these is the best, they are very resistant to fatigue.

This is a beautiful and classic bike to ride on / off road, very fast on road and pothole friendly

Spec:

DT Swiss hand build 180 Ceramic wheel set, optimal tyre curvature
XDR 10-42 cassette, big gear range so great on the road too
tubeless set up f/r
27.5 rear to take 35mm rear tyre and 700C front
rear 27.5 creates the clearance for 35mm tyre in frame, and nice and agile to ride, better turn in
54cm frame very agile size off road for a 6″ ish rider
Chrome steel forks, with some typical rust spots (we can build some bespoke forks as you wish)
disk conversion front and rear
carbon seat post
alloy ergo shaped bars for strength
SRAM Red 11 speed shifter / front brake
SRAM Force crankset 42T ring fitted
time MTB race pedals
Deda stem
Banana Race Decals
Titanium Frame natural darker shade from the best era of highest grade titanium used in these frames
Mechanical disk brakes for ultimate power reliability / endurance / ease of maintenance
disks f/r DT Swiss spline hub mountings

Its built for endurance, smooth fast speed on or off road, with max efficiency, not low weight so comes on at 9.2kg without pedals

The hard core bike is in great condition ready to race

A lot of development has gone into this race build, happy to switch components for serious punter

1990s Titanium Road Race Development ultimate rebuild: RRP £5,500 ono

Very big spec Raleigh Special Products Titanium Aero Frame

Rebuilt for Road racing / ultimate climbing machine.

Rebuilt with new components, regardless of cost

SRAM Red Power Meter / Crankset – as new
SRAM Red Rim Brakes as new
Classic DT Swiss Mon Chassarel race wheels – ultimate climbing lightweight / strength, very lightly used
Pro Carbon Bars as new
Carbon Forks for Rim Brakes
Frame modified to take rear disk and or 650b CX 35mm tyre
Force 11 speed groupset as new
1″ steerer
SRAM Red Chain new
SRAM red race one piece cassette available (might include in the build) new

We have found these beautiful 1990s frames are great race machines far better quality than the modern Titanium that fails in fatigue.

The weight as is is 7.2kg without pedals, SRAM Red rear cassette probably take that down a few ’00gs too

Thanks for watching, any questions let me know.

Cross country / climbing race development ultimate spec rebuild: RRP £3,750 ono

Ultralight Alloy Bespoke Hand Build Race Spec Ultralight Endurance Racing Build

This is the ultimate build for climbing cross country,  xx1 crank and 12 speed xx1 rear mech, graphite g2 ultimate progressive brakes. Pretty much as new, this has been built as a test mule, ridden 2x.

Slight paint marks from bike rack, the rest of frame is very clean as new.

weighs 10.3kg, perfect weight for climbing and XC racing

The spec of this bike is built regardless of cost

Top quality for long-distance endurance off road rides, very fast, built for climbing and great to ride.

There are hand built race wheels for mullet set up 27.5 rear and 29 front,

Wheels as new DT Swiss 240s rear hub (makes beautiful noise!) and ceramic DT Swiss front professionally laced with DT Swiss race spokes, tension-ed for max strength and rideability

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Any questions welcome

The ultimate 26″ Competition hand built wheelset RRP £1,450 ono

DT Swiss XRC330 $3300 RRP 26″ Carbon MTB Race Wheels new hand build, used once

Since been hand built by the professionals, these wheels have literally been ridden off road 1x, hence the slight mud.
I like to test everything!
These are the ultimate 26″ wheels for race, and very rare carbon 26″ rims make them almost priceless
Brand new DT Swiss 240s front hub and DT Swiss 180 ceramic rear hub laced with DT Swiss race straight pull spokes laced onto brand new XRC330 carbon clincher rims. Each rim only weighs 330g.
Max lightweight and speed for climbing and XC racing, and hand built built regardless of cost.
The ultimate 26″ MTB wheels, this XRC330 wheel spec cost $3,300 in 2008, with lesser hubs!
Wrapped in Conti Cross King Black Chili tyres included with lightweight Vittoria race tubes.
This is what mountain bike action report from 2008 said about these rims:
“The XRC 330 rim designates its 330-gram weight, and is simply gorgeous to the eye, with its woven carbon topcoat and trademark red-and-white DT graphics. Add DT Swiss’ new titanium-skewer, ratcheting quick-release system and the XRC wheels will cost you a cool, $3300.
 
So, how do they ride? there is no difference between the XR 1540 wheels I have been thrashing on my cross-country machine–except they accelerate better. In short–they are lightweight, and they sprint, climb and accelerate like a stiff, efficient cross-country racing wheel should. Who can argue with DT Swiss–they obsess on wheels like only, well….the Swiss obsess on everything they make.  ” 

The ultimate Mullet Competition MTB hand built wheelset RRP £1,750 ono

DT Swiss MTB Race Wheelset 240s EX471 27.5″/ 29″ mullet

DT Swiss MTB Race Wheelset 240s EX471 27.5″/ 29″ mullet
professionally hand laced with DT Swiss race spokes
tested off road once, beautiful to ride, ultimate strength downhill / Cross country wheelset
Conti Cross King Tyres included
the perfect strong fast downhill wheels
12 speed DT Swiss 240s XDR rear hub
DT Swiss ceramic MTB front hub
SRAM 12 Speed rear cassette worth £450 alone
Rear hub is new so sounds beautiful
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hubs currently set up for QR, end caps can be changed to suit a variety of axles

“Thanks ever so much amazing job on the bike. Wow what a difference it made. I must have been going about 1mph faster than before with less effort.” Martin C (club road cyclist)

Is wet here, but Jacob has taken 0.5 secs off his time. 45.15, if it was dry he would get another half second off, so looking good” Jacob (BMX racer)
Tom is a genius and saved my cycling career. Ian P (endurance cyclist)

Tom is incredibly knowledgeable and exceptionally helpful. Thank you. John (competitive cycle racer)

Tom understood what I wanted, and also what I didn’t know I wanted. Excellent rebuild. Bike now feels better than when new.  Nick H (club road cyclist)

My bike was definitely feeling it’s age the other day, so got in touch. We had a small chat to see what the possibilities of upgrades were, as well as to find out what I needed from my bike. I left it with Tom and I can safely say he has worked his magic. I was kept up to date with how the work was going as well as asked which improvements I wanted to make. My bike is an absolute joy to ride and I will be back for further improvements! Thank you! David M (Touring cyclist)

A fantastic same day service on my road bike. I was really impressed with the booking system, speed, communication and personal bike advice. Love the sustainability ethos of bringing used frames back to life in the form of a custom built bike built with top quality parts. I would fully recommend Ewhurst Bikes and thank Tom for the excellent service. Alice (Touring cyclist)

Tom at Ewhurst Bikes is a total legend. He collected my bike, transformed into something much better and now I am able to get out on it. Having lots of fun riding through the woods around where I live. If it wasn’t for him, my bike would still be under a dust sheet in the garage, all broken and unloved. I highly recommend his services. He’s a nice bloke too.  Sarah (casual cyclist)

“Thanks ever so much amazing job on the bike. Wow what a difference it made. I must have been going about 1mph faster than before with less effort.” Martin C (club road cyclist)

Is wet here, but Jacob has taken 0.5 secs off his time. 45.15, if it was dry he would get another half second off, so looking good” Jacob (BMX racer)
Tom is a genius and saved my cycling career. Ian P (endurance cyclist)

Tom is incredibly knowledgeable and exceptionally helpful. Thank you. John (competitive cycle racer)

Tom, finally finished my build (old Marin steel frame that you welded and brazed on disc mounts) just wanted to say how spot on your welding was. Thanks again David R.

Ultimate builds and upgrades For Africa and World Tours

Bespoke builds without compromise for Endurance Racing

We put the same professional attention to kids bikes

Ebike conversion of hand bikes, incumbent, MTB and Road bikes.

We are experts at modifying bikes for people with, different abilities: physical disability or paraplegic challenges, and modifying their bikes as they grow up as Children.

Specialist processes, frame repair and specialist machining of thin wall (0.3mm) tubes

Bespoke Frame Building Titanium, Special Alloys, Steel etc

Branded race-wear to suit the extremes of the UK weather!

ISO disc brake conversions of classic frames

“Great experience with Tom. Really easy communication and quick replies. Clearly a skilled craftsman and did a fantastic job repairing my frame and adding disc mounts. Work was done speedily and on budget. Highly recommended.”

David B

We enable competitive, ambitious cyclists at all levels, who care about: sustainability; safety; supporting local business; and quality, realise their cycling and fitness ambitions.

We build and bespoke Mountain, Cyclo-Cross and Race bikes and frames. We engineer E-bike Conversions, revamp and restore classic much loved bikes. We hold the full range of Titanium/carbon/ceramic bearings / cranks, standard service parts and race parts in stock.

We hand-build bespoke wheels to highest spec and specific application. As a DT Swiss wheel building specialist we build wheels to suit off road endurance, lightweight race and or indestructible MTB downhill race wheels

We carry out safety inspections and service suspension, mountain bikes, race bikes, mums to kids bikes.

We design and build bespoke exotic frames, and manufacture lightweight forks, in Titanium, Aluminum, Steel as well as inspecting and repairing carbon frames.

We are experts in inspecting and welding Titanium, weld Aluminum and weld Steel cycle frames to strengthen frames, overcome any design flaws and make safe frame repairs.

As cycling engineering experts, and fanatical cyclists we have the experience to know which key changes to make to your bike. The frames we supply in our builds are guaranteed for 15 years (subject to T&Cs).

Whether we are servicing kids bikes, to hard core endurance cyclists, to our world record breaking customers: we only use the best components and give the best attention. Our bikes have been rigorously developed and tested based upon our experience of World Cycle Tours, the Oz Desert, The Alps Tour De France climbs and continuously developed in the harsh off road MTB and CX environment of the Surrey Hills.

Work completed by professional engineers (Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology ).

Click here to book a slot to meet face to face. We are open  7 days per week 8am – 8pm

or call 07720 597869 or email us.

Frame repair – Titanium Carbon and Aluminum

“Finally finished my Marin rebuild” “just wanted to say how spot on your welding was.” David R

Classic Tour / provenance / endurance bikes

Bespoke wheel build, developing the optimum rim and tyre combinations for race and comfort

Eroica race build and preparation

Millions of meters of off road climbing developing and relentlessly engineering and refining the optimal solutions

Millions of meters of off road climbing developing and relentlessly engineering and refining the optimal solutions

Seat post removal, tapping and facing bottom bracket threads

The Best of British Engineering…

Tom the founder of EwhurstBikes is a professional engineer and a Fellow of The Institute of Engineering and Technology. He brings you experience of leading automotive and aerospace engineering design teams and businesses for the last 35 years.

He is a cyclist with 40 years of endurance riding experience around the world, including cycling across the Oz Desert, the Alps, Vietnam, New Zealand, Europe and every inch of the UK etc…

Thank you for visiting Ewhurst Bikes: built for life

We are open daily 8am – 8pm make appointment by clicking above or call 07720 597869