Cliff Shrubb, frame builder, dies aged 79

Cliff Shrubb made frames for the likes of Sean Yates, Tony Doyle and made the bike sued by Dave Le Grys to set a British speed record

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Words by Richard Hallett

Cliff Shrubb, who has died aged 79 while on a cycle ride with friends, was one of the generation of British frame builders whose output largely preceded the advent of mass-produced aluminium and, later carbon-fibre competition cycle frames.

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