Neil McGowranI’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…
It was just another night in front of the television when an email dropped into my Inbox regarding an SBDU frame, this is a situation…
Following the change of cables on SB4059 there is now only one thing that I need to do, one more thing to sort out, one…
It’s been a while since I’ve written anything about this bike. SB4059 is my original bike, number #1 in the collection, the bike that started…
Every new addition gets a good clean and although it was already looking quite good, SH377T still needed a bit of work. Wet oil and…
It’s been a busy week! First came SB4933, an SBDU 531SL frame with beautiful chrome and exquisite new paint. Following on quickly came SH377T, Steve…
I’ve started a few blog posts recently with the words “I received an email…”; and this story is the same. Late on a Sunday evening…
What would you consider rare about the Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU)? I’ve heard people say that SBDU Reynolds 753 frames are rare… are they,…
If I ever get the time and opportunity, I’ll take bikes into my wife’s photography studio and pick up the camera to capture the details…
The SBDU seemed to stop stamping their H reference on frames towards the end of 1979, meaning the frames coming out of Ilkeston at the…
I’ve been itching to bring the original paint on this frame back to life ever since it arrived last week. And even though SB3505 is…
The process of purchasing SB3505 was super smooth… a late Friday evening email, additional images on the Saturday, deal done on the Sunday morning, packaged…