Neil McGowranAlthough an SBDU frame may be best known for the oversize seat stay cap design, it was the SBDU fast back that landed with a…
Over the years since bike number one arrived (SB4059), I’ve continued to look at what I’m collecting and I’ve tried to add frames that plug…
Following on from my previous blog posts about SBDU fork ends and seat stay caps, here is another short post in a series I’m writing…
You probably think seat stays are quite boring, why on earth would I devote a blog post to the two narrow tapering tubes on the…
I currently have six or seven or maybe even eight or more projects and builds happening at the moment. But lots of projects means lots…
What an amazing year! MORE frames, MORE posts, MORE visitors, MORE views, MORE comments, MORE questions and MORE people helped! In a year where the…
Finding bikes built by the Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU) that aren’t what they appear to be is part of the appeal of bike hunting…
It is Easter and I am loving the amount of time I’ve had in the workshop this weekend. I’m getting stuck into a couple of…
I’ve been working through my collection of frames, and next on the list is SB6560, a 531c Services des Courses 1984 frame in the ’84 team…
This build is moving quickly! I found an amazing condition Dura-Ace 7400/7402 series group set from the late 1980s almost immediately after getting my hands…
Sometimes I don’t need to go searching for frames, sometimes frames find me. A few nights ago, a frame popped up on my screen, just…
I’m stepping out of my comfort zone with this one. Although this is an SBDU frame, it was built after the Ilkeston era when the…
The “Services des Courses” frameset is described by the SBDU at Ilkeston as “…out and out ‘Team Issue’ framesets embodying our current thinking on design…
It’s been a busy start to the year. January always seems to be busy with our photography businesses. New leases to organise, tax returns, accountants…
All I can say is… “That was a very busy year..!” Well actually, I can normally say a lot more than that. 2015 was an…
I normally write about what I’ve been up to with builds, but sometimes I just need to get some of my ramblings and thoughts written down as it…
My latest purchase… very exciting but not much to write yet as I haven’t got my hands on it.