The replica build

Half of the mould, with carbon laid up

The halves, free of their moulds, amongst photos of some of Graeme’s previous projects

How the dropouts are attached to the frame

Setting the bottom bracket shell in place

Building a fork with integrated bars. The original bike did not use a standard Lotus fork and neither did we

The fork used has an integrated carbon steerer. I supplied a headset to Graeme, and he set about creating a threaded section on the carbon fork.

So the fork we settled on, was an early Cervelo-Vroomen/White Design SL. The profile is almost identical to the Hotta fork that the original was based on, down to the dropouts

With the steerer tube cut, and headset fitted, we get a much better idea of the finished profile