HISTORY
Racescene was formed in 1998 by Richard Maxwell and operated from a small shop located on the outskirts of Barnsley town centre, specializing in lightweight frames and bikes imported from Italy and Holland. In 2004 Racescene relocated to a 3000 sq ft race studio located on the A61 Sheffield Road.
In the early years Richard formed a working relationship with Gijs van Tuyl from zaltbommel in Holland and introduced the Van Tuyl range of frames and bikes to the UK market with great success. With Richards links with other Italian frame manufacturers the business grew and created a reputation for high end top quality race, and audax bikes.
THE TEAM
Richard Maxwell
20 years in the cycle trade, working initially with Italian frame manufacturers for UK distributors. Richard gained knowledge of all aspects of frame production and tubings and an understanding of geometries and sizing. The last 10 years working in cycle retail. Richard raced triathlon for 5 years then moved on to road racing where he gained his first category licence. He is actively involved with the Racescene club.
Glyn ‘Freddie’ Shirley
With over 25 years in the cycle trade Freddie started work at Tony Butterworths Cycles where he served his apprenticeships. When Tony retired, Racescene got Freddy on a ‘Bosman’ and reaped the benefits of his experience not only his trade knowledge but also from his racing experience at Elite level.
Michael Slack
With over 14 years experience as a mechanic, Michael has achieved all Cytech levels of advanced accreditation. His attention to detail when building bikes is recognised throughout the trade and is very active in preparation of bikes for professional riders.
