I did a few weeks at Orange bikes in Halifax.
I was basicly building up frames ready to be sent out to shops.
It was ace, you got given a box, and the speck of the bike, then you go into the wearhouse where they have lods of shelves with fancy pimp components.
You filled up the box, and built up the frame (applying stickers an all)
then I had to box them up and put them in the lorry.
at lunch we went out on all the prototype bikes they had (oranze zero was only in prototype stage then) and went out the back and rode them, the dh bikes were well fun.
I also went and watched the guy paint the bikes (he went and locked me in the oven at 150 degrees! it was well hot lol
Steve Wade (co owner of orange) took me to the wearhouse where they do all the metal work, showed me around the machines and told me how they work and all about the heat treatment.
Back at the other building he showed me his office where he designs the frames (showing me some secrete stuff on cad)
I really enjoyed my time there, at the end they gave me loads of clothes and stickers.
I have been to other places though which I hated, the most I lasted was 3 days, I just couldnt stand it!
The main thing I couldnt cope with was the hours, one was 7.45am till 5pm, that was unbearable.