Neil McGowranCarlton Capella lugs seem to be everywhere in my SBDU collection at the moment. They are always nice to have, and when they appear on……
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“TI-Raleigh Tour de France!” It only really dawned on me the day after I bought it, but this bike could be something amazing, a special…
2020 is moving fast, it will soon be February. I’ve already added two frames since the New Year and I’m aware I haven’t yet recapped…
One of my top collecting aims is to document and preserve the originality of SBDU frames, especially the TI-Raleigh scheme. This scheme is one of…
Hennie Kuiper! Yes, HK276 has arrived and sits in my collection right next to other TI-Raleigh riders such as Jan Raas, René Pijnen, Cees Priem…
SB1861, built at SBDU Ilkeston in late 1977 is back in the workstand, I need to get this bike completed. It has sat for too…
MK5 Professional? What’s that all about? Yes, this is an unexpected step back into the area of Worksop frame production. This time though, it’s not…
What do I have planned next year for My TI-Raleigh Blog? Tricky question as most things with me and my blog and collection just seem…
I often ask myself if this bike will ever be finished. Is it good that I think there is always more to do? Will fitting…
There is no doubt that this bike is fitted with a Campagnolo Super Record 50th Anniversary Group. There is also no doubt that this is…
SB7393 is a 1985 Reynolds 531 Professional SBDU bike that I picked up last year. Since then I’ve slowly been putting together the missing pieces…
Although an SBDU frame may be best known for the oversize seat stay cap design, it was the SBDU fast back that landed with a…
Did you know I have a “Premier League” of frames within my SBDU collection? I call the lucky ones that make it into this league…
It’s amazing what can happen in a matter of minutes. I had my feet up, relaxing on a Sunday morning, doing nothing much at all…
It’s always nice to sit down and have a think about where my SBDU collection is and to plan where it is heading. That might…
An SBDU 531SL Aero frame? SB4944 was an impulse buy from quite some time ago. I saw it listed on Hilary Stone’s site as an…
I’ve bought a few frames from Hilary Stone over the years. He’s been the source for some of my best featured frames such as SB4409,…
In a previous blog post I introduced the new TI-Raleigh SBDU forums which are part of a larger ‘Community’ project that I’m building. At the…
My site has taken over all of my spare time recently. I’ve been expanding it so I can let people in, creating an area that…
I must be slightly mad for creating a TI-Raleigh SBDU Forum, this has the potential to really increase my blog workload! But I do think…
My previous post turned up a couple of surprises about SB1995. The first, smaller surprise, was the owner’s initials on the fork. The bigger surprise…
“Never assume with the SBDU”. That is a phrase I say a lot. It is a mantra I repeat when I’m assessing SBDU frames and…
Recollections are a funny thing. Could you remember details or be precise about a specific date from maybe only a month ago? Could you remember…
I’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…
I guess it’s a passion… it didn’t start out like this and I never intended it to be like this, the blog just grew quietly,…
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…
When I add a traditional horizontal top tube SBDU bike to my collection it can sometimes take a few careful measurements and a little bit…
I haven’t written many ‘New Arrival’ posts this year after slowing down my collecting habit and being a bit more picky, so it really is…
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…
I always find this topic a sad one to write about. I get sad when I know that someone is spending money on a bike…