Building my TI-Raleigh Team Pro 753 (…and the other SBDU Ilkeston bikes I've collected along the way…)
It has been a long couple of days but I’ve finally completed this small and difficult project to bring SB4059Continue Reading
I think I must have been slightly bonkers to start this project but the desire to get SB4059 looking correctContinue Reading
Another email, another road trip, another bike. I was sitting with my feet up on holiday at the end ofContinue Reading
I’ve recorded and blogged what seems like an amazing amount of detail relating to SBDU frames over the years andContinue Reading
Sometimes when I see a bike that someone else owns I feel a little pang of jealousy, I can’t helpContinue Reading
I currently have six or seven or maybe even eight or more projects and builds happening at the moment. ButContinue Reading
I wasn’t planning to do this job today, it just happened. I’d been thinking for the past week about howContinue Reading
It’s just over six years since I fastened the first component to this frame and four or five years sinceContinue Reading
SBDU frames and the TI colours have become hugely popular. More people are seeking to buy an SBDU frame andContinue Reading
Following the change of cables on SB4059 there is now only one thing that I need to do, one moreContinue Reading
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about this bike. SB4059 is my original bike, number #1 in theContinue Reading
I’ve started a few blog posts recently with the words “I received an email…”; and this story is the same.Continue Reading
If I ever get the time and opportunity, I’ll take bikes into my wife’s photography studio and pick up theContinue Reading
The SBDU seemed to stop stamping their H reference on frames towards the end of 1979, meaning the frames comingContinue Reading
I’ve been itching to bring the original paint on this frame back to life ever since it arrived last week.Continue Reading
The process of purchasing SB3505 was super smooth… a late Friday evening email, additional images on the Saturday, deal doneContinue Reading
Sometimes my plans for builds go smoothly and sometimes those plans stall and start to back up. I started theContinue Reading
Finding bikes built by the Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU) that aren’t what they appear to be is part ofContinue Reading
After selling one of my frames a few years ago (SB447), I promised myself that I wouldn’t sell another. TheseContinue Reading
The last time you saw this frame, it was dirty, greasy, dusty and covered in spider’s webs. The parts wereContinue Reading
I’ve been itching to take this bike to pieces and to get my first good look at the detail ofContinue Reading
Bikes do not get more original than this! Original owner, original paint and original components. After a 500 mile roundContinue Reading
It is Easter and I am loving the amount of time I’ve had in the workshop this weekend. I’m gettingContinue Reading
I’ve not got much to write in this post as the pictures will hopefully say everything. This Raleigh Banana hasContinue Reading
I’ve been working through my collection of frames, and next on the list is SB6560, a 531c Services des Courses 1984Continue Reading
To say that I’m happy with how 2017 has started is an understatement! My first SBDU bike for the yearContinue Reading
I’ve been collecting a few items for this build since getting my hands on the frame in December last year.Continue Reading
This build is moving quickly! I found an amazing condition Dura-Ace 7400/7402 series group set from the late 1980s almostContinue Reading
Sometimes I don’t need to go searching for frames, sometimes frames find me. A few nights ago, a frame poppedContinue 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
