Above is the design board which we work to when we are spraying and building the Paul Smith touring bikes. We also have one for the track bikes. As you will see the designers have supplied a Pantone colour which Rob mixes by eye. We do not work in Pantone so the swatches come in…

An overdue word of thanks from California. I took delivery on a King of Mercia in May. The bicycle is magnificent. I asked a lot of you and your staff. I’m tall and the bike fits my 6-foot-4 frame perfectly. It does everything I’ve asked of it, from fast rides in the country to short…

Thank you Tarquin for the picture of you track bike. Another London enthusiast. We had to spray this frame to match his favourite car the Ford GT40. Brooks saddle and tape and the aggressive track stem all add up to a nice piece of kit.

Meet the Beast. Kept in the garage most of the time but its unleashed mainly on Wednesdays when it transports the frames from the workshop to the shop for customers to collect. Its a old Suzuki which most of the work force seem take the mickey out of for some reason !!!!!

Thank you Troy for your photo A Miss Mercia from New York City that I built up for a friend about three years ago. I noticed there weren’t many Miss Mercias in the gallery on your website. The owner couldn’t be happier with the bike.

Tony had today off so I took the opportunity to take a picture of his tidy bench. It amazes me how he knows where all his tools are but I suppose hes been working here for a few years now.

This tool kit gets some hammer at the shop. Its used every day without fail. All frame tapping and facing can be carried out with this set. The tools themselves are the best in my opinion we could not do without them. The shop can order you one if you want one but get your…

A spray shop shot here. The track frame in the foreground ( I think this frame will be in Japan soon ) is built with Reynolds oversize tubing although hard to see in the picture is quite a noticeable increase in tubing diameter and is built with cast lugs.This tubing is becoming very popular indeed…

This is my bike.1980. Renovated in 1991 with BRG and a few alterations but otherwise in original condition cycling the lanes of Herefordshire mostly.Any way if you would like to upload it to the photographic section I would be most pleased.Brett Thank you Brett for you photo the bike looks very nice indeed.

Well I’m unable to update AGAIN due to the people at Virgin. They tell me I should be online on Monday, “we will see”.

We have been asked to supply wheels for a Paul Smith window display which you can see if your in Paris. Its going to be on display for the next week or so.

Just a small clip showing Sir Paul Smith with his Mercian track bike click here. I’m sure you will like it !!