Posts in category Retro Modern

This afternoon’s detail and dail job was to get Peter’s fantastic custom Chickens Frame Emporium randonneur ready for this weekend’s ride.  Around four hours of …

The latest DRC Workshop build is this low mileage 1994 Litespeed Catalyst titanium frame c/w LOOK Sprint carbon fork, Condor Supremacy wheelset, Shimano 105 2×10 …

Some details of Steph’s cute & fabulous Condor Paris Road after its time in the DRC workshop.  The frame was handmade in Italy from fillet-brazed …

1988 Specialized Rockhopper Size 21.5″ Classic ’80s mountain bike, reborn as a 1×10 urban/gravel utility rig Custom specification with militant new paintwork & decals Optional …

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

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 …

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 …

FRAMESET: 1990 Dawes Horizon 64cm Reynolds 501 lugged cro-mo frame with original 531 forks custom RAL 5015 gloss blue powercoat finish, new decals restored headset …

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 …