162 km
The Millrace Hundred
Our classic century along the old millrace canals, over Kesselberg and back through the orchard roads. Sag wagon, three feed stops, lunch at the half.
Next roll-out: Sun 8 Nov 2026, 07:00 · details
Custom steel bicycles · est. 2009
Bikes built by hand, argued over at length.
Rivet & Road is a two-bench bicycle workshop in Bexley Junction. We make five models of lugged steel, fit each one to its rider, and paint everything ourselves. Nothing leaves without a test ride on Foundry Hill.
Gran Fondo BexleyNo. 17
Ride the
Junction ’26
- Start
- Foundry Lane, 07:00 sharp
- Distance
- 162 km, three feeds
- Field
- 120 riders, no-drop first group
01 — The model bookFive frames, one philosophy
Every frame is lugged steel, cut to your numbers, painted in-house. Pick the shape of the riding you actually do; we will argue about the details later, pleasantly.
01
Corsa Ottanta
A fast road bike with old manners. Lugged steel, tight geometry, a front end that asks before it turns.
$3,400 frameset fromBuild slot: March 202702Strada Lunga
For the long way round. Stable under load, happy on gravel, still quick enough to chase the Tuesday group.
$3,750 frameset fromBuild slot: February 202703Vello Citta
The daily bike. Upright, quick from a stand, fendered, with a rack that actually carries the shopping.
$2,950 complete fromIn the jig now04Pista Nove
Track only. Short, steep and honest. We build nine a season, numbered on the seat tube.
$3,100 frameset fromTwo per year05Gravella
Wide tyres, long stable front, mounts for everything you talk yourself into carrying.
$3,600 frameset fromBuild slot: April 202702 — The workshopWhat happens on the bench
Two benches, one jig, one paint booth, and a queue we refuse to shorten. Roughly one hundred frames a year, which is either too few or exactly right depending on who you ask.
- Custom builds From $3,400
Your frame, your spec, built start to finish in the shop. One fitting, one paint consult, one bike at the end.
- Repaint & respray From $480
Strip, treat, prime, enamel, decal, clear. Old frames welcome; we match faded colours by eye and by spectrograph.
- Wheel building From $180 a pair
Hand-laced, tensioned and stress-cycled on our jig. Brass or alloy nipples, any hub you bring in.
- Retrofit & check-up $95
A full once-over for any steel bike: alignment table, facing, chase, and a written report.
The house drawing of the Corsa Ottanta. It hangs in the fitting room.
03 — Ride with usThree routes out of the Junction
Shop rides run October through April, led by whoever is closest to the front that month. All bikes welcome; steel preferred but never required.
74 km
Gravel Sunday
Half pavement, half forest track. We keep the groups at twelve riders so nobody waits at a turn for long.
Next roll-out: Sun 25 Oct 2026, 08:30 · details
16 km
The Twilight Ten
An evening loop for anyone curious about the shop. Lights provided, coffee after, no spandex required.
Next roll-out: Thu 29 Oct 2026, 18:40 · details
“I asked for a bike that could carry a week of groceries and still climb like it was angry. They built the Vello Citta around that sentence.”M. Okonkwo, daily rider since 2022
The shop in numbers
17years at the bench
1,000frames built
5models in the book
22week standard lead
04 — JournalNotes from the bench
Occasional writing on steel, paint and the strange endurance of the hand-built bicycle.
Why steel still wins
Everyone asks why we keep working with steel tubes when the fairing age arrived years ago. Here is the honest answer, in three parts.
The anatomy of a lug
A lug is not decoration. It is a socket, a heat sink and a signature all at once. A walk through the joint we make four hundred times a year.
Start with a fitting
Two hours, one espresso, your numbers on paper. It is included in every frameset we sell, and it is the right first step even if you are only curious.
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