Neil McGowranIt’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……
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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…
I always get nice comments about my work space. It is often commented on when I post bike images. So I thought I’d write quite…
Emails dropping into my Inbox on a lazy Saturday afternoon are quickly becoming the best kind of email! The one I received last Saturday offered…
I’m gradually working my way through the snagging list on SB4059, all those little jobs that I know about and that require attention are slowly…
When you have a get a good look at the paint on SB7393 you can see that it isn’t the best. Although it is all…
Now that Eroica Britannia is out of the way and work on SB4059 is complete (for now), I can turn my attention to looking at…
I’ve planned before and never got there, I’ve bought a ticket before and never got there, but this year I actually did get there. Karen…
It has been a long couple of days but I’ve finally completed this small and difficult project to bring SB4059 up to spec in terms…
I think I must have been slightly bonkers to start this project but the desire to get SB4059 looking correct was too much! That morning…
I’ve recorded and blogged what seems like an amazing amount of detail relating to SBDU frames over the years and I’ve always strived to make…
Sometimes when I see a bike that someone else owns I feel a little pang of jealousy, I can’t help it. And that is exactly…
I wasn’t planning to do this job today, it just happened. I’d been thinking for the past week about how to tackle the task of…
It’s just over six years since I fastened the first component to this frame and four or five years since I completed the first build…
SBDU frames and the TI colours have become hugely popular. More people are seeking to buy an SBDU frame and recreate the red black and…
The year was 1984. I was only 14 and riding a beat up Raleigh Grifter around the estate. My parent’s shed was my workshop and…