Posts in category Custom

1988 Specialized Rockhopper Size 21.5″ 1×10 urban/gravel utility with large front carrier Custom spec, paintwork & decals Optional extras available Frame: 21.5″ Double Butted TIG …

Originally sold back in the day as a humdrum drop bar 5 speed, this vibrant candy red 58cm lugged steel Pacemaker has been subjected to …

Reworked this beautiful early 1980s Dawes mixte for Adele recently, for whom the bike has great sentimental value.  The plan was to make the components …

Quentin’s vintage Holdsworth after a full rebuild in our workshop.  The bike was last rebuilt in the 1990s, when it was spec’d with an eclectic …

Created and built in the Dead Rats Cycles workshop, this truly awesome custom machine is based around a lovingly refurbished 1940s British lugged steel frame, …

Stylish old skool 21” French rigid steel all terrain bike, repurposed for urban adventures by Dead Rats Cycles. Built from restored frame up with custom …

The classic long legged British road bike, refined by Dead Rats Cycles.  Custom built with more gears, improved braking and ergonomics but maxing out old …

Dead Rats Cycles were recently commissioned to build this versatile, unusual Vitus up from frame only for an old customer/friend.  The finished bike features robust …

After seeing Drew’s Raleigh Classic, Dave approached Dead Rats Cycles with his mid ’80s Raleigh 531 frame complete with Deda bars & stem (plus a …

Custom vintage British touring bike, handbuilt by Dead Rats Cycles and in pristine condition, test ridden 10 miles only. 64cm Reynolds 501 lugged cro-mo frame …