I have written hundreds of posts about the SBDU, their frames and a few other random topics. Have a browse, scroll through the pages, click the links and have a read.
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Campagnolo 50th Anniversary Super Record Raleigh Ilkeston SBDU Reynolds 753 Bike – New Arrival
This is probably the only bike that has had a pre-new arrival post. I wrote about this Campagnolo 50th Anniversary ...
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Raleigh SBDU Track Bike SB8850 (Nottingham) Reynolds 531c – New Arrival
This was a quick decision, a moment of thought before pressing the button. It was a lovely Raleigh SBDU track ...
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Iscaselle Tornado – The Last Piece of the Puzzle for my Ilkeston SBDU Reynolds 753 TI-Raleigh Team Pro SB4059?
I often ask myself if this bike will ever be finished. Is it good that I think there is always ...
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Raleigh SBDU Frame Identification – Knowing Your Details and Identifying Frames
What happens when a frame looks like an SBDU build but you aren't too sure? A frame may have several ...
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A Reynolds 753 Ilkeston Raleigh SBDU with Campagnolo Super Record 50th Anniversary Group – Built for Denton Cycles, But What’s the Frame Number
There is no doubt that this bike is fitted with a Campagnolo Super Record 50th Anniversary Group. There is also ...
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A MAVIC Build Update – SB7393 Raleigh SBDU Ilkeston 1985 Reynolds 531 Professional
SB7393 is a 1985 Reynolds 531 Professional SBDU bike that I picked up last year. Since then I've slowly been ...
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TI Raleigh UK Team Bike G4582 ‘D R’ Dave Rollinson 1972 MKIV Professional – New Arrival
I'm definately dipping my toes into the unknown with this one. This MK. IV Raleigh Professional frame is a break ...
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The SBDU Fast Back
Although an SBDU frame may be best known for the oversize seat stay cap design, it was the SBDU fast ...
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Featured Frames – The Pick of my TI-Raleigh SBDU Collection
Did you know I have a "Premier League" of frames within my SBDU collection? I call the lucky ones that ...
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TI-Raleigh Team Cees Priem (CP.1.79) Reynolds 753 Road Frame – New Arrival
It's amazing what can happen in a matter of minutes. I had my feet up, relaxing on a Sunday morning, ...
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My SBDU Collection… What’s Been Happening Recently?
It's always nice to sit down and have a think about where my SBDU collection is and to plan where ...
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SB4944 1982 SBDU TI-Raleigh Reynolds 531SL Aero
An SBDU 531SL Aero frame? SB4944 was an impulse buy from quite some time ago. I saw it listed on ...
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SB2589 Raleigh Ilkeston SBDU ‘Special’ Reynolds 753 1978 Road Frame – New Arrival
I've bought a few frames from Hilary Stone over the years. He's been the source for some of my best ...
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My TI-Raleigh SBDU Forum Members Image Galleries
In a previous blog post I introduced the new TI-Raleigh SBDU forums which are part of a larger 'Community' project ...
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SB3235 Raleigh SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 1979 Road Frame – New Arrival
My site has taken over all of my spare time recently. I've been expanding it so I can let people ...
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A New TI-Raleigh SBDU Forum
I must be slightly mad for creating a TI-Raleigh SBDU Forum, this has the potential to really increase my blog ...
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Imperial Diameter Tubing Reynolds 753 Raleigh SBDU Ilkeston 1978 Road Frame SB1995 Seat Pin Size
My previous post turned up a couple of surprises about SB1995. The first, smaller surprise, was the owner's initials on ...
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Metric Diameter Tubing? Reynolds 753 Raleigh SBDU Ilkeston 1978 Road Frame SB1995
"Never assume with the SBDU". That is a phrase I say a lot. It is a mantra I repeat when ...
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Reynolds 753 Raleigh SBDU Ilkeston 1978 Road Frame SB1995 – Renovation Date
Recollections are a funny thing. Could you remember details or be precise about a specific date from maybe only a ...
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SB1995 Raleigh SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 1978 Road Frame – New Arrival
It was a Thursday evening a couple of weeks ago, and as usual I was sitting in front of the ...
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Sorting, Arranging, Displaying – Finally Seeing the Efforts of my SBDU Obsession
I've been collecting for years. I can go for what seems like a lifetime without a new addition while at ...
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SB1861 1977 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Team Pro Reynolds 531 – Back in the Workstand
A lot has happened since this bike last graced my workstand. I've just checked through my posts and I last ...
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For the Love of the SBDU. Building a Collection and Writing a Blog
I guess it's a passion... it didn't start out like this and I never intended it to be like this, ...
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My TI-Raleigh SBDU 2019 Projects: SB518 1976 Reynolds 531 Road Frame
SB518 is the third frame I have lined up this year to be painted in the TI-Raleigh colours (it's nice ...
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My TI-Raleigh SBDU 2019 Projects: SB632 Reynolds 753 Track Pursuit Frame
I have a few 2019 projects to complete and this is the second such project that happens to be a ...
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