Gorgeous, sunny collection day for Suzanne and her vintage Raleigh Super Tourist which we’ve just finished restoring. It’s been kept as original as possible on a reasonable project budget and I hope Suzanne is as happy with it as we are :) Frame & Fork: Raleigh Super Tourist 21″ Ladies Headset: Raleigh (original) Stem: Raleigh […]
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Cherished from new by it’s previous owner (a good friend) this 1982 Holdsworth Special has a good few miles and lots of stories under its svelte belt. Bought as a frameset then built up with various parts – as was the norm for many club riders at the time – this vintage thoroughbred has just
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Couldn’t resist building the Raleigh frame up (after its restoration) into a nifty singlespeed hot-rod… and taking her out for a test ride into Cheshire on a beautiful Bank Holiday Monday morning! With a mixture of restored vintage and new parts it’s not one for the purists – but they’d be forgiven for turning their
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Just arrived today is Cath’s lovely but tired 1960 Coventry Eagle Ambler! Next week she’ll be getting some serious TLC… not a full restoration though, we’ve agreed to just get her running nicely and smartened up! :)
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Mike sent us this lovely photo of the Mk.II Raleigh Bomber we restored for him last year… it’s too good not to share :) More photos here
Bomber in the bluebells… Read More »
A few photos of Cath’s lovely Coventry Eagle Elite Tourist which I overhauled and converted to singlespeed last year – just never got round to uploading the pics! View more singlespeeds here.
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Back into our workshop for a second time is Will’s tatty but handsome and mostly original 1980 Dawes Galaxy. Two years have passed since we first overhauled this classic sports tourer – during which time some b*stards stole the original large flange hubbed wheels – this time it’s come in for a quick lube &
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Custom build for Sarah in 2011 Frame: On-One Scandal 26er 14″ Fork: Rock Shox Recon Gold RL with PopLoc Headset: FSA Stem: 247 Special Handlebar: DMR (powdercoated white) Grips: Oury MTN Brakes: Hayes Stroker Trail (rotors = 180mm front / 160mm rear) Shifters: Deore LX 2-way Front Derailleur: Deore XT Rear Derailleur: Deore LX Cassette:
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Lemmy’s back from Sprayquick with his new powdercoat! Next jobs include applying Framesaver treatment, waxing the frame, reapplying the headbadge and fork thimbles, bolting the rear triangle together, fitting the headset and applying the new decals.
Raleigh Bomber Mk2 restoration part eight Read More »
A lovely spring day… perfect opportunity to show off Lemmy’s restored wheels!
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