Archive for the ‘Van Dessel’ Category

New year new bike?  We have a handful of Van Dessel framesets available at bargain prices freeing up some space at Bearded Man HQ.  2012 stock will only be arriving later on in the year as Van Dessel have 1 production run a year per model.  Stock model, pricing and sizes are listed below…this won’t [...]

We have finally got a central location for the Van Dessel frames that we import from the US of A.  We have a gallery on the site that has pictures of Van Dessels being ridden on the UK scene, including the Look Mum No Hands race team.
In the near future we will have a full [...]

If lactic acid isn’t setting your legs on fire, the embrocation better be. Face it, cyclocross is a cruel mistress, and she wants to make you hurt. Enter the Full Tilt Boogie, all-carbon, rock solid and agile as a cat, with the tried-and-true racing geometry of the ever popular Gin & [...]

The durable steel-tubed Whiskey Tango Foxtrot can be many bikes. A tad relaxed, with tire clearance for up to 700×52c — that’s 29×2.1 in case you’re wondering — it can be a road bike, a cruiser, a fixie, a townie, a cross bike, a full-rigid 29er, or our favorite, monster cross. [...]

Fast becoming a fave of the cross crowd – and just plain fast – the Gin & Trombones has its roots in the hardcore cross scene in Belgium. But it’s also earned its place on race podiums in the U.S. of A. For those of you who think racing really starts in [...]

Van Dessel UK – The Rivet – Road

Posted: 25th July 2011 by David in The Rivet, Van Dessel

The new Rivet – Extreme power transfer and comfort. Carbon wrapped construction tuned for extreme confidence and performance with 1.5” fork and BB30 BB shell.
Welcome to the cutting edge of carbon fibre frame construction — tube-to-tube wrapping. This state-of-the-art technique allowed us to engineer a lighter, stronger frame with tighter tolerances [...]