Building my TI-Raleigh Team Pro 753 (…and the other SBDU Ilkeston bikes I've collected along the way…)
It’s just over six years since I fastened the first component to this frame and four or five years sinceContinue Reading
The year was 1984. I was only 14 and riding a beat up Raleigh Grifter around the estate. My parent’sContinue Reading
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about this bike. SB4059 is my original bike, number #1 in theContinue Reading
The process of purchasing SB3505 was super smooth… a late Friday evening email, additional images on the Saturday, deal doneContinue Reading
All of the 50th Anniversary parts that I’ve carefully and patiently cleaned over the last couple of weeks have been re-unitedContinue Reading
I’m well on the way to getting every part of this build back to their very best. Part three wasContinue Reading
Part three is here..! That means I finally get to work with the Campagnolo Super Record 50th Anniversary group. PartContinue Reading
Part two of the build to restore SB6398… and all that frame prep in part one will pay off now whenContinue Reading
Here it is, the time has finally come… It’s time to build SB6398. The end result of this build will beContinue Reading
This bike has had a lot of attention on the Internet since I acquired it and I’m not surprised, itContinue Reading
There are just too many things to describe on this bike. I actually had trouble thinking of a shorter blogContinue Reading
I’m frequently asked about the specification of TI-Raleigh’s team bikes. The most popular search terms I see on my blogContinue Reading
One thing I’ve tried to combine with my blog is a comprehensive photographic record. I try to capture each buildContinue Reading
It’s been 18 month since I claimed to have finished this build and posted the complete bike post and buildContinue Reading
I’ve just realised that I have never detailed the build of this bike. I tried my best to recreate aContinue Reading
I’m going to use a term that my 13 year old daughter Lauren uses… “Oh My Gosh!”, it’s finished! ChristmasContinue Reading
After a few diversions with other Raleigh frames, I’m back to my 753 Team Pro. A lot has been happeningContinue Reading
I used to get a new bike every Christmas. This was in the mid to late 70’s, and I lovedContinue Reading
This may be a lengthy post but I want to recap of what’s happened so far in my project to put togetherContinue Reading
My frameset came with an extremely loose and mangled Chorus headset; I really couldn’t stand the look of it sittingContinue Reading
