Back to life…
My latest project has been this classic British 3 speed ladies roadster; it’s now finished and the restoration brought me great satisfaction! Matthew contacted me and supplied the Raleigh a few weeks ago; it belongs to his girlfriend but originally was owned and ridden by her grandmother. His idea was to have it restored in […]
1977 Raleigh Wayfarer Read More »
I’m so happy to have completed the full nut & bolt restoration of Rita after working on this rare Portugese bike over the past three months, for my customer Joao to commemorate its original owner – his father. Rita remains as original as possible; the restored drivetrain is mostly Japanese with Suntour derailleurs, friction downtube
1982 SANGAL – part 10 – Completo! Read More »
Is there a more pleasant way to spend an afternoon than breaking out the old imperial spanners to fettle a lovely British bicycle into shape? Well one that springs to mine is to kick up the stand, select first gear and tootle off for an extended test ride in the glorious Manchester sunshine afterwards… What
1967 Elswick Hopper Safeway Read More »
Dead Rats Cycles is very proud to present this lovely little French late-’80s thoroughbred for sale after a complete stripdown & rebuild in my workshop. Handbuilt in France in the twilight of the steel era, the Triathlon is in superb working order, almost completely original, fully tuned and ready for some hard riding! Its stunning
SOLD: 1989 Peugeot Triathlon 531C Read More »
Vintage Cinelli Unicantor saddle, recovered by my own fair hand, using reclaimed leather. This is going to be fitted to a 1973 Mondia Super which was originally made in Switzerland with Reynolds 531 tubing and is now being restored by a customer of mine. See other examples of my work here.
Saddle Recovering – Cinelli Unicantor Read More »
I’ve finished recovering Adrian’s beloved Selle Italia SLK saddle in leather, which I sourced from a pair of trousers in a local charity shop. This is the trickiest saddle I’ve worked on so far, see other examples here.
Saddle recovering – Selle Italia SLK Read More »
Another vintage British thoroughbred, from the late steel era, which I’m proud to present for sale after a complete strip and rebuild in my workshop. The timewarp condition Veloce is in superb working order, highly original, fully tuned and ready to ride. Its stunning neon Reynolds 531 tubed frameset is light and strong and features
SOLD: 1990 Raleigh Veloce 531 Read More »
I’ve almost finished an enjoyable stripdown & rebuild of Neal’s almost all original Grand Prix – Carlton’s entry level 10 speed in 1980 – on a relatively modest budget. The handsome old chap’s come up looking good with a lot of TLC and minimal new parts, well worth saving!
1980 Carlton Grand Prix Read More »
So after a very lengthy & thorough stripdown, clean & rebuild in my workshop, here’s Nick’s beautiful Peugeot out on its first test ride. As agreed I managed to keep it as original as possible so, apart from upgrading the saddle to an period Brooks, the only new parts are the tyres & tubes, bar
1978 Peugeot PRN10 – part 4 Read More »
