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SB6827 SBDU Ilkeston Frame Transfers – Testing My Own Data
I’ve recorded and blogged what seems like an amazing amount of detail relating to SBDU frames over the years andContinue Reading
Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU Ilkeston and Nottingham) Gear Lever Positioning
Following on from my previous blog posts about SBDU fork ends and seat stay caps, here is another short postContinue Reading
SB6827 SBDU Ilkeston Raleigh Reynolds 531c 1984 Road Bike Unridden Condition – New Arrival
Sometimes when I see a bike that someone else owns I feel a little pang of jealousy, I can’t helpContinue Reading
Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU Ilkeston) Seat Stay Design and Seat Lug Attachment
You probably think seat stays are quite boring, why on earth would I devote a blog post to the twoContinue Reading
Blog Featured Posts Frame Restoration Frame Transfers Panasonic Raleigh Reynolds 531c (Competition) Road SB6560 SBDU Ilkeston Shimano Dura-Ace 7400
SB6560 531c Services des Courses 1984 SBDU Ilkeston Panasonic Raleigh – Planning a Build
I currently have six or seven or maybe even eight or more projects and builds happening at the moment. ButContinue Reading
Blog Frame Renovation Frame Restoration Frame Transfers Reynolds 753 Road SB4059 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh
SB4059 SBDU Ilkeston 1980 TI-Raleigh Team Pro Reynolds 753 – Removing Transfers From Underneath Clearcoat – Part One
I wasn’t planning to do this job today, it just happened. I’d been thinking for the past week about howContinue Reading
Benotto Tape Blog Campagnolo 1010/B Campagnolo Record Campagnolo Super Record Cinelli Clement Contrex Featured Posts Frame Transfers ISCA Tornado Maillard Mavic Metric Diameter Tube Oversize Seat Stay Caps Prugnat 62D Reynolds 753 RGF Road SB4059 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh
SB4059 SBDU Ilkeston 1980 TI-Raleigh Team Pro Reynolds 753 Stripdown
It’s just over six years since I fastened the first component to this frame and four or five years sinceContinue Reading
Blog Campagnolo 1010 Campagnolo 1010/A Campagnolo 1010/B Campagnolo 1053 Campagnolo Corsa 1060 Campagnolo Portacatena Featured Posts General Topic SBDU Ilkeston SBDU Nottingham Shimano SFR Shimano SFR SF21 Shimano SFR SF22 Shimano UFP 10 Special Products Division
The Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU) Details of Fork Ends and Dropouts
Having a large collection of SBDU frames means that I’ve accumulated most of the various features that they built with.Continue Reading
Blog Cinelli SCA Fast Back Seat Stays Featured Posts Frame Geometry Low Profile (Lo-Pro) Raleigh Banana Reynolds 753R SB9000 SBDU Nottingham Shimano UFP 10 Track
SB9000 SBDU Nottingham Raleigh Banana Reynolds 753R Low Profile Track Pursuit Frame – New Arrival
eBay! Love it or loathe it, every now and then it does serve a purpose. Personally I loathe it andContinue Reading
A Review of My SBDU and TI-Raleigh 2017 Ramblings.
What an amazing year! MORE frames, MORE posts, MORE visitors, MORE views, MORE comments, MORE questions and MORE people helped!Continue Reading
Blog Featured Posts Frame Details Frame Preservation Frame Renovation Frame Restoration Frame Transfers General Topic Head Badge Road SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Transfer Placement
SBDU Ilkeston SB Frame Transfer Layout and Lug Detailing for TI-Raleigh Restorations (1974 – 1983)
SBDU frames and the TI colours have become hugely popular. More people are seeking to buy an SBDU frame andContinue Reading
Blog Dyna-Tech Low Profile (Lo-Pro) Prototype Reynolds 2070 (Raleigh) SB9529 Special Products Division
SB9529 [S.DAY.PROTO] Raleigh Special Products Division Dyna-Tech Low Profile – New Arrival
I’ve always kept an eye out for anything interesting and different with an SB frame number, something that might expandContinue Reading
Blog Campagnolo Super Record Featured Posts General Topic Literature Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 Shimano Dura-Ace 7401 Shimano Dura-Ace 7402 Shimano Dura-Ace 7403 Shimano Dura-Ace 7410 SIS Shimano Index System STI Shimano Total Integration
Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 7401 7402 7403 7410 Series Road Component System 1984 – 1996
The year was 1984. I was only 14 and riding a beat up Raleigh Grifter around the estate. My parent’sContinue Reading
Blog Campagnolo Corsa 1060 Featured Posts Frame Restoration Frame Tubing Metric Diameter Tube Oversize Seat Stay Caps Prugnat S4 Reynolds 753 RGF SB3327 SBDU Ilkeston Single Taper Seat Stays Time Trial Special Vagner Fork Crown
SB3327 1979 Raleigh SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 Time Trial Special – New Arrival
It was just another night in front of the television when an email dropped into my Inbox regarding an SBDUContinue Reading
SB4059 1980 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Team Pro Reynolds 753 Replacement Frame Transfers
Following the change of cables on SB4059 there is now only one thing that I need to do, one moreContinue Reading
SB4059 1980 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Team Pro Reynolds 753 Replacement Brake Cables
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about this bike. SB4059 is my original bike, number #1 in theContinue Reading
Blog Campagnolo 1053 Campagnolo Super Record Track (Pista) Carlton Capella Featured Bike Featured Posts Frame Geometry Frame Preservation Frame Tubing Frame Weight Narrow Oval Fork Blades Oversize Seat Stay Caps Reynolds 753 Reynolds 753R RGF SBDU Ilkeston SH377T Track Vagner Fork Crown
SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 Raleigh Pursuit Frame SH377T – Cleaned and Documented
Every new addition gets a good clean and although it was already looking quite good, SH377T still needed a bitContinue Reading
Blog Featured Bike Featured Posts Frame Preservation GH6175 Panasonic Raleigh Reynolds 531 Butted Tubing SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Track
Günter Haritz TI-Raleigh Professional Team Track Frame Reynolds 531 1975 GH6175
It’s been a busy week! First came SB4933, an SBDU 531SL frame with beautiful chrome and exquisite new paint. FollowingContinue Reading
Blog Campagnolo 1053 Carlton Capella Featured Posts Frame Preservation Frame Tubing Narrow Oval Fork Blades Reynolds 753 RGF SBDU Ilkeston SH377T Track Vagner Fork Crown
SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 Raleigh Pursuit Frame SH377T – New Arrival
eBay… it is a place I try to avoid. I like to find bikes and frames that haven’t had muchContinue Reading
Blog Featured Posts Frame Weight Reynolds 531 Special Lightweight (531 SL) Road SB4933 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh
SB4933 1981 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 531SL Road Frame – New Arrival
I’ve started a few blog posts recently with the words “I received an email…”; and this story is the same.Continue Reading
SBDU Rarity – Can Adding Some Context Correct Common Perceptions
What would you consider rare about the Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU)? I’ve heard people say that SBDU Reynolds 753Continue Reading
Bike Photography Blog Featured Posts Frame Preservation Reynolds 753 Road SB3505 SBDU Ilkeston Studio Bike Photography TI-Raleigh
SB3505 1980 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 TI-Raleigh Team Pro – Photographed
If I ever get the time and opportunity, I’ll take bikes into my wife’s photography studio and pick up theContinue Reading
SB3505 1980 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 TI-Raleigh Team Pro – Geometry and Design
The SBDU seemed to stop stamping their H reference on frames towards the end of 1979, meaning the frames comingContinue Reading
SB3505 1980 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 TI-Raleigh Team Pro – Clean Up
I’ve been itching to bring the original paint on this frame back to life ever since it arrived last week.Continue Reading
Blog Campagnolo 1010/B Campagnolo Portacatena Campagnolo Record Campagnolo Super Record Frame Preservation Oversize Seat Stay Caps Prugnat 62D Reynolds 753 RGF Road SB3505 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Vagner Fork Crown
SB3505 1980 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 TI-Raleigh Team Pro – New Arrival
The process of purchasing SB3505 was super smooth… a late Friday evening email, additional images on the Saturday, deal doneContinue Reading
Blog Campagnolo Record Cyclo Cross Frame Preservation Reynolds 531 Special Lightweight (531 SL) SB5084 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh
SB5084 1982 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Team Cyclo Cross Reynolds 531SL – Clean Up
It’s been a busy week. Two SBDU frames have been received, unpacked, documented and blogged. SB1500 was intriguing, it didn’tContinue Reading
SB1500 1977 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 Time Trial Special – New Arrival
I have several frames and bikes in my SBDU collection that constantly vie for top spot. Should top spot goContinue Reading
Blog Campagnolo 1010/B Cyclo Cross Oversize Seat Stay Caps Prugnat S4 Reynolds 531 Special Lightweight (531 SL) SB5084 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Vagner Fork Crown
SB5084 1982 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Team Cyclo Cross Reynolds 531SL – New Arrival
I’ve been searching and looking to expand my collection into new areas for as long as I’ve been collecting theseContinue Reading
Benotto Tape Blog Campagnolo Record Cinelli Frame Preservation Reynolds 531 Butted Tubing Road SB1861 SBDU Ilkeston Shimano 600 EX TI-Raleigh
SB1861 1977 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Team Pro Reynolds 531 – Rebuild (Part One)
Sometimes my plans for builds go smoothly and sometimes those plans stall and start to back up. I started theContinue Reading
SB664 1976 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 – Geometry and Design
After working out that SB664 was built from an early type of Imperial Reynolds 753 tubing, I wanted to useContinue Reading
