Caren Hartley

Ex Machina is a truly bespoke bike that took on the customer’s inspiration of pistons, the 1925 Rolls Royce Phantom and machinery. Through collaboration, sweat and tears, Harley Cycles created a unique bike to reflect this concept. From the hand pierced bilaminate head tube, inlaid with silver, to custom hand carved stainless steel skewers and valve caps, virtually everything on the bike that could be made by hand, has!

138 cm
42 cm
90 cm

This bike was built for the Design Museum in London's major exhibition – Cycle Revolution. Hartley Cycles wanted to celebrate the UK’s heritage of cycling, craft, manufacture and engineering, whilst giving it an understated contemporary style. The bike is fabricated by hand with many bespoke elements such as stainless steel bridges and art deco style dropouts, as well as solid silver hand cut detailing.

140 cm
44 cm
90 cm

This bike was built for the Design Museum in London's major exhibition – Cycle Revolution. Hartley Cycles wanted to celebrate the UK’s heritage of cycling, craft, manufacture and engineering, whilst giving it an understated contemporary style. The bike is fabricated by hand with many bespoke elements such as stainless steel bridges and art deco style dropouts, as well as solid silver hand cut detailing.

140 cm
44 cm
90 cm