Neil McGowranI’ve been collecting for years. I can go for what seems like a lifetime without a new addition while at other times I seem to……
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A lot has happened since this bike last graced my workstand. I’ve just checked through my posts and I last mentioned it in July 2017.…
SB518 is the third frame I have lined up this year to be painted in the TI-Raleigh colours (it’s nice to start the year with…
This frame has eventually made it to the top of my list of projects. This is a Jan Raas frame and it has waited too…
I’m going to make a bold statement right at the beginning of this blog post… my theory is that this Stayer frame could be a…
Every now and then I spot something slightly different, something that I struggle to identify but which has the potential to be something nice, maybe…
Frame weight… it’s often talked about, requested and used as a measure to try and determine tubing type. From my own experience I can see…
It’s been a busy week! First came SB4933, an SBDU 531SL frame with beautiful chrome and exquisite new paint. Following on quickly came SH377T, Steve…
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…
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…
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…
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…
SB1688 1977 Team Pro 531
While I was trawling through the multitude of sites on the Internet related to Raleigh literature, I found this catalogue. I believe it is from 1982.…
When you think about the TI-Raleigh team and the riders that rode for it, most people probably come out with a few names. Joop Zoetemelk…
It’s been a long while since I wrote anything here. This is because I’ve had no money, meaning I couldn’t buy parts to add to…