Unique builds from the DRC workshop
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 specification, in immaculate condition and rides beautifully. 21″ lugged Ishiwata EX triple butted 4130 cro-mo frame Original Spinner straight bladed cro-mo forks, rebuilt headset Awesome original paintwork & decals Specialized […]
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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 skool simplicity. Fast and comfortable, bespoke and extremely beautiful. 2019 Vintage. Visit our workshop for a test ride. Raleigh 59cm custom mirror chrome finished vintage lugged steel frameset New Old
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It’s Spring 2019 and, 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 used 2×10 speed Ultegra 6600 groupset and new tyres & tubes) and asked us to build him what’s become the first ‘special’ to roll out of
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Full custom paintwork and spec for the British gate including a painstakingly restored frame and mudguards, 2×9 set up and a beautiful Brooks Professional saddle. After a first drop bar set up, I recommissioned the bike into this commuter/tourer and it was bought by a tall gent to use at his home in Germany.
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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
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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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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 25″ lugged steel beast powdercoated in sparkly red and came down to the workshop to get the headset and bottom bracket fitted. It’s essential to have both the headtube and
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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 PH10 retains much of its vintage charm, paired with lower weight, improved performance and an understated, tough aesthetic. The basis of this chic vélo is the brazed French steel frame,
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