Neil McGowranThe SBDU seemed to stop stamping their H reference on frames towards the end of 1979, meaning the frames coming out of Ilkeston at the……
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I’ve been itching to bring the original paint on this frame back to life ever since it arrived last week. And even though SB3505 is…
The process of purchasing SB3505 was super smooth… a late Friday evening email, additional images on the Saturday, deal done on the Sunday morning, packaged…
It’s been a busy week. Two SBDU frames have been received, unpacked, documented and blogged. SB1500 was intriguing, it didn’t need any clean up at…
I’ve been searching and looking to expand my collection into new areas for as long as I’ve been collecting these frames. Up until now I’ve…
Sometimes my plans for builds go smoothly and sometimes those plans stall and start to back up. I started the rebuild of SB1861 a little while…
Back at the beginning of May, I had a weekend of frame repairs! SB4409 had new transfers and a bit of clear coat, while SB6560…
Now that is a massively bold statement to make… here it is again just to make sure that I did actually say it… “The most…
After selling one of my frames a few years ago (SB447), I promised myself that I wouldn’t sell another. These frames are sought after and…
There has always been lots said on the subject of Reynolds 753, and that doesn’t surprise me. This tubing had such an impact on the sport of cycling; the…
The last time you saw this frame, it was dirty, greasy, dusty and covered in spider’s webs. The parts were rusty and some were even…
I’ve been itching to take this bike to pieces and to get my first good look at the detail of this frame and today was…
Bikes do not get more original than this! Original owner, original paint and original components. After a 500 mile round trip, SB1861 is on the…
The Easter weekend has given me some free time so I decided to work on a couple of projects. SB4409 was the first frame to…
Over the last couple of years the amount of people seeking anything painted black red and yellow has spiralled. So many Raleigh frames are getting a fresh coat…
I thought I had moved away from using tubs, but I had second thoughts about them after I decided to rebuild the wheels on SB5794 with some…
It’s been a little while, but SB5794 is finally getting the wheels that it deserves! When I initially built this bike I just used the…
This is post number two looking at new arrival SB632, and I’m measuring geometry. How will this frame measure up? What size is it? How long…
I’ve had another new arrival, not long after the 753 Dynaflite came into the workshop, I’ve found another rather special frame that just deserves to be…
** This post was updated in June 2017 and can be found at this link ** My attempt to define a date timeline for SBDU…
Part two of the build for SB3800, a 1980 TI-Raleigh Team Pro 753; I don’t know if I prefer the first part of a build…
I have a few SBDU frames in the queue waiting for a rebuild. Time is just conspiring against me – It is the one factor that…
I take all my new bikes apart! It’s what I do. There will always be a ‘Strip down’ blog post. I don’t want to be…
There are many stories about the SBDU and even more about Reynolds 753 tubing. Most of these stories travel the internet, changing and evolving each time they…
It’s amazing what you can find on your doorstep. SB6398, an SBDU 753 with a Super Record 50th Anniversary group set was hiding less than…
Is SB4059 ever going to be finished? The answer is probably no, but today I took another step closer when another piece of the puzzle…
There are just too many things to describe on this bike. I actually had trouble thinking of a shorter blog title! It is everything I…
Of all the frames in my SBDU collection, this Track frame is by far the most fascinating and prized. An actual frame once ridden by Jan…
This build is moving quickly at the moment which is remarkable for me! I’ve got a Shimano 600AX group that will complement this frame beautifully…
I have a new arrival in the collection. There have been a few frames available lately but I’ve resisted buying them as they didn’t fit…