I promise I won’t shift.
1970s vintage 18” shopper, refurbished and in excellent condition. Made in Britain, fully serviced by Dead Rats Cycles. Steel step thru frame & forks with rear luggage rack Chromed handlebars & stem with lamp bracket Aluminium GB brakes with new levers Michelin 20 x 1 ⅜” whitewall tyres White mattress saddle Singlespeed with Union hubs, […]
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1970s vintage BSA ladies roadster, completely rebuilt and in excellent condition. Timeless quality. Made in Britain and fully serviced by Dead Rats Cycles. 21″ Lugged steel step thru frame & forks with distinctive louvred crown Chromed handlebar/stem with lamp bracket Chromed Sturmey Archer brakes and hubs 26 x 1 ⅜” blackwall tyres Brooks saddle
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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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Another retro-modern machine built to my regular customer Harris’s specification & budget and utitising the leftovers from his previous vintage Peugeot HLE, which was wrecked by a bus in Manchester city centre! I had this frameset in stock so, after stripping down his old bike, I added his new wheels & crankset along with anything
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Just finished repairing & tweaking a bike I’ve wanted to get fixed up since I first met its proud owner a couple of years ago. Sonny’s gorgeous circa 1990 Peugeot Electra features an elegant double-butted Reynolds 501 lugless frame, singlespeed transmission and a deep section flip-flop wheelset. I’ve replaced the wheel bearings and fitted new
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Showing off its new ‘chrome’ powdercoat finish & brown finishing kit, I think Ruben’s Peugeot looks pretty hot! I took care of re-finishing the frameset and (partially) the rebuild on customer Ruben’s budget. Now I just need to find a longer length of brake cable housing (plus a bit more polishing?) and the old Pug
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Collection day for Ruben’s now stunning Peugeot frame & forks :) Contact me if you’d like help turning your tired old bicycle into something special… from taking care of your new paintwork & decals, stripdown & rebuild preparation, part or complete restorations and all types of bespoke customising.
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First built back in 2009, I really enjoyed working on this vintage singlespeed mixte again this week! Long overdue a service, the Falcon’s now also had the benefit of a new chain, cog, pads, cables & bar tape… View more singlespeeds here.
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Custom rebuild with new paintwork, single speed conversion and a battered Brooks saddle. Photos by Kane at St. Clements Church, M21 :)
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