The Olsen blog...
This is where you will find the "whys" and "wherfores" behind Olsen Bikes.
Twenty Picked n Mixed Bike OPTIONS Available
Twenty Picked n Mixed Bike Available at OLSEN
Which one is for you??
We have 2 Frames that can be built into Bikes in various ways.
The Karapoti NX is ideal for fast light race or long distance ...
Frame Names??
Frame Names??
OLSEN BIKES have 2 frames and we are now have BIKES instock from £1699…
But what is the is the difference?
At OLSEN HQ I started naming my frames based on places that best suited the ...
Better than Custom?
How can I design something better than a custom design? This has been a reoccurring design discussion of mine, as it is a Catch-22 scenario. Design is just a small part of the puzzle to get the fin...
Designing Bicycles during a Pandemic?
As cyclists we have all forgotten how daunting, buying a bike, must be to our non-cyclist friends… We all have friends who ride bikes but just want something simple - but get confused by "that guy"...
So many Bikes - so many Bicycle component standards…
Where do we start?
Can we reduce the amout of bikes that we own? The bicycle industry has a reputaion for inventing new standards to fix issues that did not exist. There are some good and some bad...
Convert a friend to Single-Speed
How do you convince a friend to start single-speed mountain biking?
I had been in the singlespeed wilderness for too long (10+years at that stage). All of my mates rode geared bikes. I move down to...
The NEED to design Belt-Drive Bicycles.
The NEED to design Belt-Drive Bicycles.
I have been singlespeeding (20+years) and have been riding belt-drive (singlespeed and Pinion) for the last 10 years. I was commuting 14mile, 7miles of whi...
What is Pass Storming??
Pass Storming:Pass Storming is a term from the 1930–40’s for riding passes with a bike in the Lake Disctrict, in the UK. Like the Tour de France this stopped and was forgotted due to the events of ...
Training to ride the SOUTH DOWNS WAY.
With the South Downs Way on our doorstep we will document preparing for single speeding the 100 miles in 1 day, Winchester to Eastbourne. Where ever you are, there are bridleways and long distance ...
Readers Ride #1
The Mokihinui River cuts through the OLD GHOST Road, a long-forgotten gold miners’ road in New Zealand. We called this frame the MOKIHINUI, because it is versatile to take over the other side of th...
Splitting the RocknRollout Dropout for Carbondrive Belts
Splitting the RocknRollout Dropout for Carbondrive Belts:
The RocknRollout Dropout is at the heart of the OLSEN frame design. While other frames might be split on the seat stay. I opted for a sec...