Ron Cooper

Ron Cooper (7 July 193112 December 2012) was a noted British "master" bicycle frame builder.

Career Cooper began building frames when 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, most notably Jim Collier and Bill Philbrook.

In 1967, Cooper left A.S. Gillott to build frames under his own name, and by 1970 set up a small shop in Honor Oak Park, South East London. Cooper then worked in Dartford, approx 18 km (11 miles) from his old shop in Honor Oak Park as sole fabricator, making bespoke which calls for careful mitering and took about two days to make.