Washington DC to be precise… Here’s the Raleigh frame we restored earlier this year then shipped over the pond to Charles, for him to build …

Finally got the frame lacquered, and just installed the headset… 😀

As the lacquer dries over the new decals on the refinished frame & forks (pics coming soon!) here’s a handful of parts ready to fit… …

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 …

Not been giving the Mick Nash Peugeot much attention recently as the frame and forks are away being resprayed (and we’ve been refurbishing the workshop …

Original parts restored include frame, forks, cranks, bottom bracket, shifter, brake calipers and levers, mudguards, basket, cable guides and headlamp. New and NOS items include …

More news from the Mick Nash Peugeot restoration project! When we were told that Sgt. Mick and riding partner Cpl. Spence Parker snatched the Land’s …

You may recall our friend Andrew Parle for his respray work on the vintage Raleigh 5-speed we currently have for sale, as well as the …

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 …

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 …

While we await the re-finished frame we’ve had to make a few tough choices with exactly which cycle parts to use for this restoration, balancing …

Just because they’re interesting…

In for a tickle… completely stock bar tyres and bungee, and missing it’s chainguard but hey!

More progress on our 1957 Elswick Invincible restoration… the frame and forks are ready for powdercoating, we’ve found a chainguard but need a mounting bracket …

So she’s stripped down and ready for restoration. Amazingly the stem, seatpost and fixed bottom bracket cup all came out with no traumas, we just …

We like a challenge… but this Elswick Invincible is probably going to be our toughest restoration project to date. Here she is as delivered to …

Christmas gifts for friends…

Dead Rats Cycles are very excited to present our lovingly custom built Trek 4500 for your delectation… it’s a strong, lightweight cross country mountain bike …

Our good friend and riding buddy, the photographer Alastair King, dropped by the workshop last month and took over 900 shots of Alex rebuilding the …

Here’s our fully custom 1989 old-skool Giant mountain bike ready for your test ride! It’s a bit of a hot rod… we had its frame, …

Frame: 20″ GT Aggressor XC – heat treated and butted 6061 alloy v-brake bosses removed, then stripped & powdercoated gloss white + new GT decals …

Custom built for Sarah… and ready for a thrashing! Frame: On-One Scandal 26er 14″ Fork: Rock Shox Recon Gold RL with PopLoc Headset: FSA Stem: …

Here’s JB’s 1991 Dawes Horizon today after our complete frame restoration. We stripped it down and cleaned up all the parts, then had the frame …

Happiness is… eleven frames and various forks and other parts on collection day!