The lead time depends on the material the frame is made from. All our frames are painted and finished at Stanton HQ, and the wait time will vary depending on how many frames we currently have in production. 4130 FRAMES Our range of 4130 frames are currently in stock and can be delivered within 2-3 weeks. TITANIUM FRAMES We have our whole range of titanium frames in stock and they can be delivered within 1-2 weeks. This includes our award winning hardtails, as well as our just released Switch9er FS Ti, and our brand new gravel bike Switchpath! For 4130 and titanium frames, the wait time can be longer depending on if a custom colour finish has been chosen or the type of decals we have to apply to your frame. UK MADE FRAMES Our UK made frames are made to order, so you're looking at around 6-8 weeks for frames to be made, rust proofed and painted before shipping. We do everything by hand so there's a lot that goes into the process of making our frames. Our quality standards are incredibly high as well, so we don't let frames out the door unless they're absolutely perfect. To produce our frames, our welder puts them together on site, and he does batches of the same model to reduce the amount of time involved when resetting the frame jig for assembling the tube sets. Alongside welding, he also cuts all the tubing for each frame. After that they are placed in the frame jig and welded. Depending on the number of frames he has to make for orders this can be quite a long process. Following on from this, frames are then checked over for any inconsistencies or issues, and then prepped and cleaned to be sent for rust proofing. The rust proofing company can take up to two weeks to return frames that have been sent to them. When we get frames back, we then check for any issues in the rust proofing process. The frames are dipped in a solution by them, and this can occasionally mean that liquid is trapped inside the frame, causing run off streaks. The frames then have to be cleaned up thoroughly before being passed to the paint shop, as any problems at this point can cause contaminations to happen, which could result in the frame failing in the paint shop. For example something like a pitting effect on the paint can happen at this point if we don't treat the frames carefully!