Builds

We like nothing more than to see how our customers build up their bikes – send us photos of your Brother through the ‘Submit Your Build’ form and we’ll put it up in the gallery for everyone to see:

Frames

Musette Bike Cafe

Bordeaux, France

Great build from the guys at Musette in Bordeaux. 2019 Big Bro with a dynamo front hub.

Russ

Wiltshire, UK

SBC Cycles 2019 Allday

London, UK

A very special Allday built from the SBC Cycles vintage MTB parts bin – highlights include:
– Avid Tri-Align Canti brakes
– Azonic Shorty Stem
– Azonic Chubby Bars
– WTB Resolute 42c tyres (tight fit!)
– Chris King headset
– 90’s Flite Saddle
– Soma Porteur Front Rack
– And a load of ratty bits and pieces from the parts bin!

Wilm

London, UK

Seatpost – Thomson Elite
Saddle – Selle Italia Mitica
Handlebars – Cube
Stem – Thomson X4
Headset – Hope Pick N Mix
Headset Cap – Hope Head Doctor
Brake Levers – Shimano XT
Brakes – Avid BB5 MTN
Derailleur – Shimano XT
Shifter – Shimano XT
Crankset – Rotor Kapic on Rotor BB30 with 32T Qring
Cassette – SRAM XG-1150 10-42T
Chain – KMC X11-EL
Tires – Schwalbe G-One SnakeSkin 27.5×2.80
Wheels – Hope Pro4 27.5 – 35mm
Pedals – Hope F20
Basket – Nitto M18 Front Rack with Walt Basket

The Woods Cyclery / 650 x 48c

New Forest, UK

The Woods Cyclery

New Forest, UK

The Keplerhara!

Munich, Germany

Custom Painted Kepler – based on a late 1980’s Kuwahara Pacer
Built by Guten Biken in Munich
Custom painted by Mihael Kovacec
Photos from Fabian Baum

Build highlights:
Brother Carbon Kepler Forks
DT Swiss 27.5″ rims
Continental X-King 2″ Tyres
Sram Force Cranks
Absolute Black 36t Oval Chainring
Shimano M8000 Mech
Shimano 11-46T 11s
Shimano Dura-Ace Classic Levers
Ritchey VentureMax WCS Bars
TRP Spyre Disc Brakes

Michael

Bochum, Germany

Claus

Hamburg, Germany

Big Bro Medium
SRAM GX Eagle
TRP Spyke
Hope Pro4
DT Swiss M582
Schwalbe G One 27,5+
Jones H- Bar
Brooks C15 All Weather

Stefano

Ingolstadt, Germany

Jamie @ SBC

London, UK

Custom built at SBC Cycles in London
Highlights include:
– ENVE MTN Carbon Forks
– Sram XX1 Eagle rear mech
– Next SL G4 Carbon Cranks
– Hope Pro 4 XD Rear Hub
– SP PD-8X Dynamo Front Hub
– Kinlin TL23 Rims
– Chris King Inset 7 Headset
– Race Face Turbine Stem
– ENVE Seatpost & Bars
– Sram Level TL Brakes

Rob

Belgium

Marco

London, UK

Custom built at SBC Cycles
Brother Carbon Fork
Ultegra R8020 with RX rear mech
Hope Tech:
– RS4 hubs
– RX4 Disc Calipers
– Headset
Fizik finishing kit
Fabric saddle
DCR 24/25 rims and Sapim CX Ray spokes
WTB Resolute 42 tyres

Musette Cycle Cafe

Bordeaux, France

Great build from Musette Cycle Café in Bordeaux

Hope 27,5 Plus wheels
Hope brakes
Brooks all-weather Cambium
Thomson seatpost, stem and Ti Bars
Shimano XT 1X11 Drivetrain

Olivier

France

Jordan’s Swift

London, UK

Jordon | @im_not_jahmaine | @deficollective
Wheelset: Dura Ace hubs laced to 60mm carbon rims
Bars: Cinelli Vai
Stem: Thomson Elite
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Cranks: Sram Omnium
Chainring: Sugino Zen
Chain: Izumi
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite 1990
Pedals: LOOK Keo Blade

Jahmaine’s Swift

London, UK

Jahmaine | @im_not_jordan | @deficollective
Wheelset: Dura Ace hubs laced to 40mm carbon rims
Bars: Zipp Service Course
Stem: Thomson elite
Seatpost: Thomson elite
Saddle: Selle Italia Flite 1990
Cranks: Sram Omnium
Chainring: aarn
Chain: Izumi
Pedals: Look Keo Blade

Suicycle

Hamburg, Germany

Q’Bot

Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland

Lisa @ Thunderfist

Copenhagen, Denmark

Great Kepler build from Lisa at Thunderfist in Copenhagen

Peter @ Guten Biken

Munich, Germany

– Hope Headset
– Hope Pro 4 w/ Sapim Race in WTB Scrapper 40
– SRAM Apex 1 w/ Rival 1*11s 10-42T
– Ritchey Venture Max w/ 4-axis Steam
– Raceface Affect w/ Absoluteblack 32T Oval
– TRP Spyre w/ Trickstuff 180mm and Brakepads
– Schwalbe Rocket Ron 27.5″ x2.80″ Tubeless
– Restrap Framebag Large
– Tilmansbiere A-Head Cap