Welcome BB.
As far as I understand it, the exp bikes were handmade in Bridgewater by Kevin Sayles, a framebuilder who used to work for the legendary Woodrup in Leeds (and is now to be found there again!). Basically Thorn found last year that demand for the bespoke bikes had reduced (probably as a result of the general economic situation I would guess) to a point where it was no longer economical to have a full time builder employed. Kevin has therefore left and gone back to Woodrup last I heard.
Therefore, I believe that only off the shelf frames are now available new, although a few exp bikes and frames seem to have surfaced on SJSC's ebay shop, perhaps they were cancelled orders or being sold on behalf of customers.
However, as the leaflets say, the off the shelf bikes are still fantastic bikes in their own right, and I for one struggle to see the benefit of spending an extra grand on a bespoke frame!
