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.
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Presenting a vintage British ladies town bike custom/restoration project I’ve been working on for a while. Suitable for taller female riders (5’6″ and above) due to its larger frame size, this 1989 Raleigh Prima has had a very comprehensive cosmetic & technical makeover and is fitted with several new/modern components – to improve performance without
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Noel’s brand new Cannondale CAAD12 105 on test, now race-ready after a few hours of workshop time with yours truly. The bike’s been upgraded in a number of ways, the most important being the stunning and tubeless-ready Shimano Ultegra wheelset, shod with Michelin’s fast Pro4 Service Course rubber. Noel’s preferred handlebar/stem combo, pedals and bottle
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“Raw Power” is a stunning unique custom bike, handbuilt by Dead Rats Cycles and based around a vintage steel road frame fitted with carefully selected components. Its raw steel and monochrome aesthetic is captured best in the photo above by our friend Tom Baker. The 32 year old Peugeot frame has been modified for modern
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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
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Andrew’s Peugeot out on test after its coversion from single to 14 speed. I hit my budget to the pound on this job, and I really enjoyed working on the bike and chatting to the customer! See part one Frame: 1980s Peugeot Ventoux (Reynolds 501) Fork: unknown chromed steel Headset: unknown Stem: 3ttt Status Handlebar: Middlemores
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Andrew’s 1980s Peugeot Ventoux singlespeed as delivered to my workshop, my role being to add 13 more gears on a strict budget. And convince the owner to let me sort the rear brake and fit proper levers on the drops ;) Little, if anything, remains of the original – even the forks have been swapped
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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!
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Now ready for its forthcoming Himalayan foothills adventure is this custom Van Nicolas, shown here on a test ride today. The build process saw experienced mountain tourist Ivan chose the specifications – to fit to his dream Van Nicolas titanium frame & Chris King wheelset – while I did the rest. It’s dripping with bling
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