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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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Roy Schuiten GP Lugano and Grand Prix des Nations 1975 TI-Raleigh Bike
Back in March 2018, a short but interesting email dropped into my Inbox... I am the son off Roy Schuiten ...
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My TI-Raleigh SBDU 2019 Projects: Jan Raas JR178T Reynolds 531 Double Butted Track Frame
This frame has eventually made it to the top of my list of projects. This is a Jan Raas frame ...
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A Review of My SBDU and TI-Raleigh 2018 Ramblings
Last year took a very different direction to 2017; that year was all about snapping up everything I could find, ...
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Motor Paced Stayer – Could it be a Jan le Grand Build for TI-Raleigh Rider René Pijnen
I'm going to make a bold statement right at the beginning of this blog post... my theory is that this ...
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A Mysterious Motor Paced Stayer Frame – New Arrival
Every now and then I spot something slightly different, something that I struggle to identify but which has the potential ...
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SB8790 1987 Raleigh SBDU Nottingham Reynolds 531c – Model Classification
When I add a traditional horizontal top tube SBDU bike to my collection it can sometimes take a few careful ...
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SB6560 531c Services des Courses 1984 SBDU Ilkeston Raleigh – Fork Restore
While I'm patiently waiting for the final few Dura-Ace 7400 series 6 speed components to arrive, I'm going to begin ...
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SB8200 1986 Raleigh SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 531c Randonneur – New Arrival
I haven't written many 'New Arrival' posts this year after slowing down my collecting habit and being a bit more ...
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My Specialist Bicycle Development Unit Wanted List – An Update
Over the years since bike number one arrived (SB4059), I've continued to look at what I'm collecting and I've tried ...
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Buying a Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU) Bike with Confidence
I always find this topic a sad one to write about. I get sad when I know that someone is ...
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The Tools of My Trade – A Tour of my Workshop
I always get nice comments about my work space. It is often commented on when I post bike images. So ...
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Frame Weights of Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU) Reynolds 753 and 531 Frames
Frame weight... it's often talked about, requested and used as a measure to try and determine tubing type. From my ...
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SB6560 531c Services des Courses 1984 SBDU Ilkeston Raleigh – Planning the Team Colours Transfer Layout
SB6560 arrived in terrible condition with missing gear lever bosses and poorly applied transfers. It is a frame that has ...
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Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 6 Speed Rear Derailleur My Favourite Piece of Kit
What do you call it? Do you say Rear Derailleur, Rear Mech, Rear Mechanism, 'Mech' or just 'Gears'... they are ...
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Raleigh Frame Numbers 1973 Onward. Worksop Carlton and Nottingham Lightweight Unit Frames, Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU) and Raleigh Special Products Division
This isn't intended to be an Internet resource of Raleigh frame numbers! If you are reading this for anything other ...
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SB8790 Raleigh SBDU Nottingham Reynolds 531c 1987 Lo Pro Road – New Arrival
Emails dropping into my Inbox on a lazy Saturday afternoon are quickly becoming the best kind of email! The one ...
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