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Local Bike Shop Day 2019

Alexander, May 6, 2019

Saturday 4th May saw an excellent open day at the workshop with appearances by a steady stream of new & old faces despite the brisk …

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Projects…

Alexander, April 21, 2019

With the new workshop at full steam, and the cycling season in full swing, I’ve barely had time to post any updates on what’s been …

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SOLD: 1990 Kona Fire Mountain

Alexander, March 28, 2019

Iconic old skool XC mountain bike in superb condition after a complete rebuild in the Dead Rats Cycles workshop, with lots of restoration work plus …

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Custom Raleigh 531 Ultegra

Alexander, March 13, 2019

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 …

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Building The Bike Shop – Part 3 – open at last

Alexander, February 22, 2019

Yep – made it, all systems are go!  A few bits to still to do, but the workshop is up and running!  A great first …

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SOLD: Halfords Nimbus 508

Alexander, February 13, 2019

1970s vintage 18” shopper, refurbished and in excellent condition.  Made in Britain, fully serviced by Dead Rats Cycles. Steel step thru frame & forks with …

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SOLD: BSA Ladies Roadster

Alexander, February 13, 2019

1970s vintage BSA ladies roadster, completely rebuilt and in excellent condition.  Timeless quality.  Made in Britain and fully serviced by Dead Rats Cycles.   21″ …

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SOLD: Alain Kaye 650B mixte

Alexander, February 13, 2019

Chic, rare 1980s vintage ladies roadster available in excellent condition.  Made in Belgium, fully serviced by Dead Rats Cycles 19.5″ steel mixte loop frame & …

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SOLD: Dawes Horizon

Alexander, February 13, 2019

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 …

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SOLD: 1995 Marin Hawk Hill

Alexander, February 13, 2019

Superb vintage XC mountain bike, fully serviced by Dead Rats Cycles and in 95% original condition – barely ridden since new!  1995 is the final …

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Building The Bike Shop – Part 2

Alexander, January 27, 2019

It’s been an eventful 2019 so far for Dead Rats Cycles!  Here are a few more snaps to show how the shop fit is progressing, …

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Building the bike shop – part 1

Alexander, December 28, 2018

Merry Christmas! As revealed in my last post, after 10 years Dead Rats Cycles is moving just around the corner from our old workshop, to …

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NEW PREMISES!

Alexander, December 17, 2018

BREAKING NEWS! We are moving to 7a Nicolas Road, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 9LG (formerly Irene’s Sewing Box) after a fantastic decade just round the corner! …

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1970s Allegro 531

Alexander, September 27, 2018

Here’s a lovely Swiss steel road bike, freshly renovated in the workshop. Its owner John bought the bike a decade ago in Spain and recently …

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1992 Raleigh Elan Exage

Alexander, August 4, 2018

Rob’s pride and joy looking fresh after a complete rebuild in my workshop last week.  Hours of fettling and cleaning has resulted in a handsome …

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Eroica Britannia 2018

Alexander, June 19, 2018

I had a good time with my old mate Peter in the stunning Peak District at the 5th Eroica Britannia last weekend, enjoying the scenery …

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Raleigh Classic 531ST Shimergo

Alexander, April 10, 2018

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 …

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Dave Yates 531 Super Tourist

Alexander, March 8, 2018

This week I had the pleasure of working on Tom’s new find, this quite rare and beautiful lightweight vintage Dave Yates sports touring bike. The …

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Raw Power 2 – part 2 (first test)

Alexander, January 31, 2018

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 …

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George’s wheels

Alexander, December 14, 2017

Preparing the wheels for George’s latest bike project, while the frame is being resprayed.  Expect updates on this project in the next couple of months, …

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Raw Power 2 – part 1 (the frame)

Alexander, December 11, 2017

Developing the theme begun by our original Raw Power build, this time utilising a vintage Raleigh frame with a matt clear powdercoat over its sandblasted …

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Saddle Recovering – Rotor Ti

Alexander, December 6, 2017

Super lightweight with its titanium rails, this Rotor saddle has nevertheless been David from Oxford’s most comfortable perch so he asked us to recover it …

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SOLD: 1989 Raleigh Chiltern Lady

Alexander, November 28, 2017

Gorgeous vintage ladies British 3 speed bicycle up for sale in very clean original condition! Utilising Raleigh’s iconic 21″ steel loop frame with stunning metallic …

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World War II Brooks tool bag

Alexander, November 16, 2017

This beautiful leather item – stamped J.B. BROOKS & Co. LTD 1943 – was given to me by my father a few years ago. Designed …

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Vitus 979

Alexander, November 16, 2017

Really enjoyed working on this stunning early 1980s Vitus 979 Mk.I frame recently.  Featuring Duralinox 5083 aluminium tubing with bonded lugs, Vitus produced this featherweight …

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Another big red one

Alexander, October 25, 2017

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 …

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Ezy Rider

Alexander, September 12, 2017

Dead Rats Cycles is now co-organising and providing mechanic support for Ezy Rider cycling events. We organise sociable bike rides, for mixed ability adult cyclists, …

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1977 Raleigh Wayfarer

Alexander, August 16, 2017

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 …

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1982 SANGAL – part 10 – Completo!

Alexander, August 4, 2017

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 …

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SOLD: Peugeot PH10 custom/vintage singlespeed (54cm)

Alexander, July 20, 2017

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 …

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1982 SANGAL – part 9 – Respray

Alexander, July 7, 2017

Finally the frame is ready! It’s had lacquer applied over the decals plus some minor cosmetic repairs. I will be applying a Framesaver treatment to …

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1982 SANGAL – part 8 – saddle

Alexander, June 22, 2017

Recovering saddles is another service I offer but, due to the wide range of designs available, some saddles are trickier than others.  Occasionally I turn …

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1982 SANGAL – part 7 – wheels

Alexander, June 20, 2017

Wheelbuilding is without a doubt one of the most interesting & involving areas in my profession and it’s been a pleasure to utilise this skill …

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1982 SANGAL – part 6 – components

Alexander, June 8, 2017

Another dirty day’s work done on the Sangal restoration.  Here’s a few photos of Rita’s components looking a little cleaner & shinier, with final lube …

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1982 SANGAL – part 5 – cleaning

Alexander, June 7, 2017

The frame & forks have gone to be resprayed and it’s grime time for Rita’s components… next time we see these, they’ll be gleaming! Part …

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Matt’s Surly Karate Monkey

Alexander, June 1, 2017

Building this bike has been the type of custom project that Dead Rats Cycles relish – a creative & challenging collaborative effort on a unique …

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