An annual invitational, the Hack Bike Derby is basically an excuse for UK frame builders to play in the woods on bikes they’ve made out of bits of scrap.

British builder Timothy Rowan took home ribbons for both Best New Builder and Best In Show at the 2015 Bespoked show, only months after he built his first bike, and had chosen to take the year off to focus on his work. HBG columnist Anna Schwinn visited his workshop in Kent and presents her in-depth talk with him.