Roberts Cycles is a bicycle manufacturer in Selhurst

Selhurst

Selhurst is a suburban development in the London Borough of Croydon south-south-east of Charing Cross. A relatively small area, Selhurst is bounded by South Norwood, Croydon and Thornton Heath and, like nearby Broad Green, has lost its distinct identity from these larger neighbours in recent years...

 near Croydon

Croydon

Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...

, South London

South London

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. It is the last custom framebuilder in London.

Beginning soon after World War II

World War II

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, Charlie Roberts started as a frame-builder for Holdsworth

Holdsworth

Holdsworth was a bicycle manufacturer in London, United Kingdom. It was created by William Frank Holdsworth, known as Sandy. -Beginnings:...

, Claud Butler

Claud Butler

Claud Butler was a flamboyantLondon cycle dealer and frame-builder who from 1928 created a chain of branches in London and the Midlands. His company was one of the most successful of the inter-war era but failed after the second world war. The name was bought by other companies. Butler died on 2...

 and Freddie Grubb.
In the early 1960s, he started Roberts Cycles in Croydon. He was joined in the workshop by his teenage son Chas. In 1979, Charlie died and Chas took over.

See also

• Ron Cooper (bicycle framebuilder)
  Ron Cooper (bicycle framebuilder)
  - Background :Ron Cooper has been building frames since he was 15, starting in 1947 when he began a full apprenticeship at A.S. Gillott Cycles, London, England. He learned his craft from frame builders in England, notably Jim Collier...
  
  
• Witcomb Cycles
  Witcomb Cycles
  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...
  
  
• List of bicycle manufacturing companies