Company type | Private |
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Industry | Framebuilding and cyclesports equipment |
Founded | 1949 |
Headquarters | Unknown, formerly at 25 Tanners Hill, Deptford, London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Ernie Witcomb, co-founder – Lily Witcomb, co-founder (both retired) Barrie Witcomb, director and framebuilder – Nicholas Young |
Products | Bicycles, cycling accessories and cyclewear |
Witcomb Cycles, formerly known as Witcomb Lightweight Cycles, is the trading name of the Witcomb Trading Company. It was a British company based in Deptford, South London, specialising in custom handmade steel bicycle frames. The company was founded in 1949, by Ernie Witcomb and his wife Lily. The London shop closed in May 2009.