Isambard'S Cycles

A customer's Diamant - stripped, repainted and rebuilt.
We offer free return shipping within the UK on all the builds and renovations we carry out . .... . . . . . #BobJackson #BAAW #steelisreal #dropbars #roadbike #fromwhereiride #vittoriatyres #vintagesteel #
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we're getting out of London at the end of August for some much needed fresh air and countryside.
We're having a jumble sale at 240 Brick Lane today - everything (aside from frames!) for sale.
Come down - bring a mug if you want some free coffee. We've ran out of mugs...

Zak's Dave Marsh Lopro fully basking in it ☀ Sourced a new set of forks for this build and got them colourmatched at @bluewhippetpaintworks (👌)Handbuilt Halo on Miche, Nitto bars and a Flite; all ready for take off 🚀

As a few of you already know, this will be our last summer in the city.
We've made the decision to leave London and move Isambard's soley online at the end of August, in pursuit of more peace, more quiet and more mountains.
We've written a blog post with more info
... http://bit.ly/LondonOut
S+T x
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New blog post on Leslie's Shorter

Most older frames don't wear a modern group well, but when they do great things can happen.
We always stay true to the spirit of the machine; and for an 80s baby, Bob Jackson's spirit is distinctly millennial!! 🚀🚀🚀

After 5 years of building our customers their dream bike, we finally got around to building our own.
Up on the blog soon!

We're trialing new summer opening hours this week and opening 8am - 8pm Tues through to Friday, and then shut on Sunday/Monday. £1 coffee available too, if you need your morning fix!

Will's custom Laiz bike - ideal for zipping around the city in the sunshine!

Giles' custom built copper Bates B.A.R - just published this blog post with detailed pics. Some Saturday drooling for you right here! 🤤
https://isambards.co.uk/copper-bates-b-a- r/

We undertake work on any type of bicycle! This Rensch racing tandem came to us late last year for a full strip, repaint and rebuild. Next up is a MK2 Raleigh Chopper ⚡⚡⚡If you've got an unusual project in mind, get in touch. We love a challenge!

Interview we did with Trakke on bikes, bags and Angela Carter 😉

Looking for a new bag? Trakke ticks all the boxes!
Now available through our website. Free shipping on all UK orders.

We're back! Hope everyone had a lovely Easter 🐣

We're outta London for a few days! Takashi and John are opening up as usual and Timbo is back in from Thursday afternoon. If email correspondence is a bit slow, you know why
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got my beloved 1930's french bicyclette fixed up today at the marvellous isambard cycles on bethnal green road. superfriendly, knowledgeable and very understanding of the vintage bike love that hinges on the obsessional desire for authentic nuts and bolts! highly recommended indeed.

best bike shop of all time. tim and sarah built me a stunning custom vintage bike for my daily commute. they're really friendly, honest and straightforward to deal with and their prices are very fair and reasonable. highly recommended if you're looking for a beautiful classic bike.

What a super experience. Great staff, lovely shop, could not fault it!!

Just found my new bike shop. Great job guys.

These guys are gems, their mechanic's are wizards and generally just a wicked warm atmosphere in there...I'd recommend them every time

These guys absolutely saved my day when I screwed up a thread on my bike. They were super nice and as fast as a cannonball.

Good service and fair prices ��

The very best cycle & repairs shop in Central East London!

Friendly, efficient, reasonable, & now in a lovely new corner shop just off the top section of Brick Lane.

Thanks for opening a little early this morning so I could get a replacement lock. I was so annoyed that somebody had mangled my lock but a little bit of kindness from Isambard's helped calm me down

Such a great bike shop! Never going anywhere else again. Lovely informative people and reasonable prices.

Quick, efficient, excellent value, and delightful people - thank you - love the name too.

Lovely shop full of great bikes and lovely people. Really pleased I got the fleet frame from you guys. Looking forward to restoring it. Thomas.

Isambard's fixed my old 80's Peugeot and got it back on the road,



One of the best bike shops for bikes of that vintage, service is brilliant and they turned around the work in really quick time at a great price.



I've gone back again and they've even got me back on the road in an emergency. Couldn't recommend enough!

I went here on an amazing recommendation from a friend, not my local shop but well worth the trip. Lovely and friendly people. Super informative, and quick to do the job. Best thing was not getting ripped off, superb prices. Thank you so much. I'll be a regular from now on and spread the word!

I love Isambards. This is their manifesto "The shop was founded on the idea that a bicycle shop should be a place where all are welcome and every person and every bicycle is treated as an individual."



It's so true! They never let my little bike feel inferior, no job was too little or too troublesome. Today they packed up my bike as I'm leaving brsick lane for now. Will miss being so close to such a gem of a bike shop ❤️ - highly recommend !!

Had my custom build there, service and final quality was excellent!

Great local bike store...very reasonably priced, quick service and always very friendly to someone who is not a bike guru!

Great independent shop. Got a custom built bike from these guys, still super happy a year on. Fantastic team, everything I love about having a local place to go for expert service with a personal touch.

Excellent service. Have helped me out a couple of times now, and at short notice too. Really friendly staff and very fair pricing.

Best bike shop I've ever been to hands down. World-class custom builds alongside very reasonably priced repairs. Tim and Sarah rebuilt me an old Raleigh racer and one year later I've never looked back. Unpretentious and friendly. Highly recommended!!!