R.T. Sheppard & Co got going in 1940 as Rubber Merchants, but as things got very tight after World War II, well, we diversified into products which use rubber. Bikes actually.

Over the 60 years bikes have changed, we have changed - everything has changed.

We're now in our sixteenth year crafting the Avanti brand. It started as just the name of a specific bike series, but it sort of took over.