The Roberts family has been building made to measure bikes and frames for over 60 years in Croydon, and Chaz, son of the founder Charlie, has been at the helm for the past 35 – steering the good ship into innovative seas, including some of the first British mountain bikes in the early 80s and some pace-setting low-profile time-trial machines more recently. Pictured is the women’s Audax model, which, as with any of the Roberts bikes, can be tweaked and tuned to your specific requirements.

Price: From £1,225 for the women’s Audax
More info: www.robertscycles.com