Simon from Stanforth Bikes and Sean have known each other for a few years.

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Sean loves steel bikes and fast touring, having cycled the world on a steel bike in 2012. Simon has been a big fan of Sean’s adventures over the years, in particular his long distance bike tours.

 

One conversation led to another about creating a bike that delivered on Sean’s needs; “it has to be steel, relatively lightweight for a steel tourer, robust, able to carry some lightweight bags/panniers, disc brakes, good tyre clearance and pacey. Oh and I want to break a trans-continental record on it..."

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A year later after three prototypes, testing, tweaking and fine tuning;  the Stanforth Conway arrived, and Sean promptly broke the record for the fastest unsupported crossing of Europe.