Dawes 531
Rugged steel road parts-bin build for Mike based around that epic 1990 paintwork…
Reynolds 531
Bikes constructed from Reynolds’ legendary manganese–molybdenum carbon steel frame tubing – and its many derivatives such as 501, 653, 753, 853, 631, 725, 525 etc.
Record breaking Peugeot restoration… part 8 – FINISHED
Sorry to keep you waiting so long if you’ve been following the story so far – nice parts are for old French bikes are pretty thin on the ground ok – but now, pedals and saddle notwithstanding, the lofty old Gallic gent is now ready for his debut test ride! Here’s how he used to
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Record breaking Peugeot restoration… part 7
Finally got the frame lacquered, and just installed the headset…
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Record breaking Peugeot restoration… part 5
Three snaps of the freshly painted frame which was bead blasted then beautifully wet sprayed in a two pack metallic finish, colour matched especially by our friends at Spray Quick in Bredbury… We’ve also finished building the front wheel and have started on the rear. Next jobs include applying the repro decals before lacquering the
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Record breaking Peugeot restoration… part 2
A quick progress report on the Mick Nash Peugeot restoration project now the bike is completely stripped down! In the next couple of weeks we’re taking the frameset down to our painters to get an exact colour match before getting it media-blasted, and we’ve removed and restored the all-important headbadge ready for reattaching. We’ve sourced
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Record breaking Peugeot restoration… part 1
We’re helping a friend restore an interesting Reynolds 531 framed Peugeot for his father, Mick Nash, who rode the bike when he and Spence Parker made their successful attempt at the Land’s End to John O’Groats armed forces record in 1979. They broke the record (held at the time by Jimmy Saville!), but by the
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