Founder of boutique bike brand Vielo, Ian was the man who brought Scott to the UK. Not bad for a former DJ.
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i remember back in the day it would be a luxury to have a custom built 531 joe waugh,dave yates or paul Donahue frame.its mainly off the peg now.
My friend still has his dave yates 853 custom mountain bike, built up now as a psuedo flat bar gravel bike, he has other bikes, but the dave yates just holds a special place.
I have an old raleigh RSP ti mountain bike, still used and much loved
Both these frames are knocking on for 30 years, still used and much loved ❤
Love to see this. Great insight
Looks like an honest guy and firm.do they sell in belgium…….
I bought a V+1 from Vielo last November and all I can say is they are as helpful as they say , in fact more so. Mine was sized to fit me by Ian and Jen’s accounting for some joint mobility issues then custom’d to my needs with a 10-50 cassette and 50mm tyres with traditional stem for easy adjustment in the future. They are all they say and having recently completed the 100 mile in a day milestone so is the bike itself, I could not recommend Vielo more, if you want a bike that does British roads in comfort with speed look no further.
Lovely to see how this turned out. Thanks for coming to see us !
What an interesting guy, 70 years old and still active and running his own business. This confirms my belief that retirement as we do it in the UK, indeed most of the Western world, is just the wrong way to go. It's an outdated concept and is a shortcut to the end IMHO. Stay active, stay interested!
Dude looks good for 70!
So do the bikes.
Cheers
What a great interview. Pure honesty. It’s like listening in to a couple of friends just shooting the breeze.
Thank you so much for this post. Loved it.
Good history lesson for me. Various people disagree but the gravel/adventure/touring bike is changing my thinking especially wrt mountain and road tradition. Made me think of the bike classification video you created Simon.
Very interesting video. Thank you.
Love a good story behind a company. Never ceases to amaze me how much work goes into it all.
I spent 10 years in ILR radio love the bit were Ian says "the industry itself I wasn't quite so sure of" 11:30 great vid Simon keep it up
Great film & even greater story. I have to agree there is far too much 'bullsh1t baffles brains' on YouTube re bikes & bike tech. Completely unnecessary.
i bought a mason bokeh, one of the things i liked (like vieloi guess) is changes are only made for changes sake and real product development. One of the beauties of small companies and their boutiques.
What a great conversation. Ian and I are a similar age and think the same. Watching this has given me a kick up the backside to work on my own bike brand more. Thanks Simon.
Credit to you Ian 👍🇬🇧
why is the Quality so low 360p ?