BREAKING NEWS! We are moving to 7a Nicolas Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 9LG (formerly Irene’s Sewing Box) after a fantastic decade just round the corner! I’m looking forward to welcoming new & regular customers to my shop from January 2019 :) Stay tuned for updates…
Here’s a lovely Swiss steel road bike, freshly renovated in the workshop. Its owner John bought the bike a decade ago in Spain and recently asked Dead Rats Cycles to thoroughly prepare the bike for its next adventure – a trip to L’Eroica 2018 in Tuscany. Given the tight deadline, we postponed the possibility of
1970s Allegro 531 Read More »
Rob’s pride and joy looking fresh after a complete rebuild in my workshop last week. Hours of fettling and cleaning has resulted in a handsome and very usable classic that I’d be proud to own. The chromoly frame had very little of its original decals remaining so they’ve been completely removed for a cleaner look.Â
1992 Raleigh Elan Exage Read More »
I had a good time with my old mate Peter in the stunning Peak District at the 5th Eroica Britannia last weekend, enjoying the scenery and chatting (about vintage bicycles mainly) to some lovely folks. Here are a few snaps of the final day, one of my first trips out since the birth of my
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Here’s a lovely 1980s Raleigh Classic after a complete restoration/makeover in the workshop to customer Drew’s specification, with technical input from Dead Rats Cycles to bring together the eclectic mix of components. The sports tourer now features new paintwork and decals, handbuilt 700c wheels with Dura-Ace hubs, 24 speed Shimergo conversion, retro Nitto bar and
Raleigh Classic 531ST Shimergo Read More »
This week I had the pleasure of working on Tom’s new find, this quite rare and beautiful lightweight vintage Dave Yates sports touring bike. The frame was hand built by the legendary British framebuilder in c.1980; it’s made of lugged Reynolds 531 Super Tourist tubing and features Campagnolo adjustable drop-outs, lovely lined Spearpoint type lugs
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A winter project that’s supplied fun and problems in almost equal measure, you may recall my earlier post showing off the renovation of this Reynolds 501 All-Terrain Raleigh Montage frame that’s been modified, cold set, re-aligned, sandblasted and clearcoated prior to building up. It was great to take Raw Power 2 out for a shakedown
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Preparing the wheels for George’s latest bike project, while the frame is being resprayed. Expect updates on this project in the next couple of months, it’s gonna be sublime! To enquire about our wheelbuilding service, click here.
Developing the theme begun by our original Raw Power build, this time utilising a vintage Raleigh frame with a matt clear powdercoat over its sandblasted raw steel Reynolds 501 All-Terrain tubing. More about this bike here.
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Super lightweight with its titanium rails, this Rotor saddle has nevertheless been David from Oxford’s most comfortable perch so he asked us to recover it for him in leather. Here’s how it looks now, to see more examples click here.
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