Posts in category Custom

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

One of my jobs this week involved this lovely vintage track frame belonging to my regular customer and fellow lanky person, Adam. He’d had the …

 Handbuilt by Dead Rats Cycles, this radical Ridgeback upcycle combines the profile of classic French randonneur velos with retro-futuristic TVR sports car colours as influences …

Here’s a classic 1984 Peugeot road bike, stripped & rebuilt into a sweet retro/modern singlespeed using a mix of restored original & modern components. The …

Building this bike has been the type of custom project that Dead Rats Cycles relish – a creative & challenging collaborative effort on a unique …