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Title: Carradice - A look around the factory
Post by: PH on May 17, 2025, 10:05:45 AM

Path Less Pedaled have recently been on a look around the Carradice factory, some interesting stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxr1OWYjE5E&t=3s

Title: Re: Carradice - A look around the factory
Post by: mickeg on May 17, 2025, 12:37:33 PM

If anyone is curious, someone on this forum visited them too, over a decade ago.  But if they changed ownership, this likely predates that.
https://thorncyclesforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=6043.msg40535

Title: Re: Carradice - A look around the factory
Post by: in4 on May 17, 2025, 08:12:23 PM

I visited Carradice central oh, maybe 5 years ago. It was hidden down a side street, surrounded by terraced houses. As the area was also well known for mills and fabrics a large number of Asian people settled there.

The actual building is fabulous and when entering the smell and noise of ‘factory’ hits you. Very evocative sights, smells and sounds of an era passing by.

The staff (mostly ladies) were welcoming and down to Earth; none of that pretentious nonsense much in evidence these days.

I bought my Super C’s that day and a few spare rack hooks.

I dare say the new owners have moved with the times and perhaps automated a lot of things.

I hope they’ve retained at least some of the things that make Carradice such an old school but stylish brand.

Title: Re: Carradice - A look around the factory
Post by: Danneaux on May 18, 2025, 04:34:16 AM

Paul kindly wrote...

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Path Less Pedaled have recently been on a look around the Carradice factory, some interesting stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxr1OWYjE5E&t=3s

Excellent stuff, Paul! For those who crave even more, some additional Carradice factory tour video links from longer ago here...

Meet Made in Britain Member Carradice/UPSO (4 years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7wq9wzZhL4

Carradice make commemorative Tour of Britain bags 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkLalzoX270

Carradice - Who We Are (11 years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrsxKYl18UU

Carradice Making MK3 Prototype (10 years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6zUWbsgyKY

carradice of nelson lancashire f
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OimhQqTKPQ

I Went Behind The Curtain at Bafang's Factory in China
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp1fj-P_PyI

Best, Dan.