Tag: TI-Raleigh
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TI-Raleigh Tour de France Hennie Kuiper HK276
“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 bike for TI-Raleigh and the Tour de France! The day after Nigel and Carol left HK276 with me, I sat at my computer and ‘BANG!’, the thought came into my
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1974 SBDU SB9 – An Update Before Restarting The Restore
I’ve clearly taken the rebuild of my SB9 very slowly. Having well over a year away from my bikes hasn’t helped! At one point, parts from SB9, essentially the 1st generation Super Record Pat73 and 74 date coded groupset, were strewn all over the workshop floor. It wasn’t pretty! I was a bit concerned that
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1978 Raleigh SBDU Reynolds 753 Special Order 61cm – New Arrival
I’m Slowly settling back into WordPress with a beautiful example of a Raleigh SBDU bike. A special order dating to 1978. I love finding bikes in this original condition, unmolested, and from the original owner. SB1948 has lots of little oddities to explore. This bike should be a good exercise in reminding me about all
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TI-Raleigh Team Bike Number Use – Is There a Definitive Truth
Is there a definitive truth about what each numbered bike was used for. Every now and then I dip into social media. I often jump straight back out after reading some comments. The problem can be that lots of statements are made, and worryingly, lots of those statements are believed. But what’s behind these statements,
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1980 Raleigh 753 TI-Raleigh SB4039 – New Arrival
A 1980 Raleigh 753 in TI colours, there is no better way to start the year. 1980 was maybe the pinnacle for this bike and colour combination! It was the height of TI-Raleigh’s success following Joop’s victory in that year’s Tour de France. Some would say the 1980 TI-Raleigh was Iconic. SB4039 is clearly a
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1974 SBDU SB9 Assembly – Part One
1974 SBDU frames are incredibly rare, so SB9, which still has original paint and Campagnolo Super Record 1st generation components is getting a full strip and clean. I don’t think it has been cleaned since it was first built. This is the first part of putting SB9 back together. The paint and chrome have been
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SBDU Paint Preservation – SB9 1974 Cleaning the Original Paint
SBDU Paint Preservation is step one of the work I need to do following the earlier stripdown of SB9. I don’t know if SB9 has ever had a clean since it was built in 1974. Every surface, every scratch and every lug line seems to be ingrained with 46 years of dirt and dust.
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1st Generation Campagnolo Super Record – SB9 Stripdown
1st Gen Super Record components on an original paint 1974 SBDU bike! Not just a 1974 SBDU bike, but also a single digit SBDU bike! This bike has to be preserved. It is suffering, it has 46 years of dirt, built up year on year, layer on top of layer. To see the real beauty
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SBDU SB9 – Sharing Frame Numbers Across the Pond
SBDU SB9 has certainly sparked interest in the Raleigh community since it returned to the UK. And it is set to create more. If SB9 is now settled back in the UK, how can it also still be in the US!
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1974 Raleigh SBDU SB9 – New Arrival – Home From America
1974 Raleigh SBDU frames, there aren’t too many, believed to be no more than 50. My thoughts on the use of the word ‘Rare’ are documented in my blog, I think it is used too much to incorrectly describe common SBDU frames. But just like my 753 Dynaflite, I think SB9 rightly deserves it. This
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Frame Preservation Required. A Bargain New Arrival with Issues and a Missing Fork. An Original SBDU Ilkeston Team Pro Under £100
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 the most recognisable in cycling history. But it’s also the one that renovators get wrong so often. So frame preservation and securing those details is key with this example.
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Hennie Kuiper (HK276) TI-Raleigh 1976 Team Road Frame – New Arrival
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 and Günter Haritz. Here is a quick story of how that new addition happened.
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A Reynolds 753 Ilkeston Raleigh SBDU with Campagnolo Super Record 50th Anniversary Group – Built for Denton Cycles, But What’s the Frame Number
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 a Reynolds 753 Ilkeston Raleigh SBDU frame. And there is indeed no doubt that this frame does have an SB frame number. So why am I confused about the frame
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TI-Raleigh Team Cees Priem (CP.1.79) Reynolds 753 Road Frame – New Arrival
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 other than trying to figure out what to watch on television. Then an email containing a link to a frame dropped into my inbox. I clicked the link, had a
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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 Stayer frame could be a frame built by Jan le Grand for TI-Raleigh team rider René Pijnen – now all I have to do is use the rest of this post to try and convince
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SB4059 SBDU Ilkeston 1980 TI-Raleigh Team Pro Reynolds 753 – Seat Lug Thread Repair
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 getting done. Not so long ago I swapped the original Campagnolo grey outer brake cables for original Campagnolo black alternatives, and I also updated some of the frame transfers so
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SB6827 SBDU Ilkeston Raleigh Reynolds 531c 1984 Road Bike Unridden Condition – New Arrival
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 how I felt nearly two years ago when I was first sent images of SB6827. The images were of a beautiful SB bike, it was original, the red paint was
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Shimano Dura-Ace 7400 7401 7402 7403 7410 Series Road Component System 1984 – 1996
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 I was kept busy fixing the bikes for all the local kids. My own bikes were fitted with names such as Sturmey Archer, Simplex, Huret and Weinmann. At the same
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SB4059 1980 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Team Pro Reynolds 753 Replacement Brake Cables
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 the blog and the search for SBDU knowledge! One day I hope to say SB4059 is finally finished and today, it takes one step closer.
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SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 Raleigh Pursuit Frame SH377T – Cleaned and Documented
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 grease on the surface of a tube will attract dirt and dust, and that is all that was covering this frame. When a frame is clean I can measure and
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Günter Haritz TI-Raleigh Professional Team Track Frame Reynolds 531 1975 GH6175
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 Heffernan’s Reynolds 753 pursuit frame. And finally, to end the week, GH6175 has just arrived on the workbench, the second Raleigh frame of the week without an SB number. GH6175
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SB3505 1980 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 TI-Raleigh Team Pro – Photographed
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 of these frames. It’s good to get them into an environment where there are no background distractions, the focus is purely on the frame. Because SB3505 is in it’s original
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SB1500 1977 SBDU Ilkeston Reynolds 753 Time Trial Special – New Arrival
I have several frames and bikes in my SBDU collection that constantly vie for top spot. Should top spot go to JR178T, my Jan Raas frame? Should it be SB632, the earliest known Reynolds 753 SB numbered Track frame; the Beryl Burton connection on that frame alone should surely make that a contender? What about the
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Something Special Something Unique SB664 1976 SBDU Ilkeston TI-Raleigh Reynolds 753
There is no long winded waffle from me on this post, at least that is the intention… it’s hopefully just a short introduction about a new addition to the collection. There WILL be many more posts about this frame; this frame could fill my blog with new content for an entire year. It has some
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SB632 1976 SBDU Ilkeston Beryl Burton Team 753 Track Pursuit Frame – Track End Repair
Back at the beginning of May, I had a weekend of frame repairs! SB4409 had new transfers and a bit of clear coat, while SB6560 had new gear lever bosses brazed into place. Before I tidied up and put the files away, I thought I’d squeeze in one more project; SB632. This is a special
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SBDU Ilkeston SB4409 1981 753 Dynaflite – Frame Transfer Restoration
The Easter weekend has given me some free time so I decided to work on a couple of projects. SB4409 was the first frame to get some attention. It’s been sitting in the workshop for a few weeks while I continue to look at the amazing profile of these unique 753 oval tubes. The colour
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Decisions Decisions Do You Preserve Restore or Renovate Your Frame
Over the last couple of years the amount of people seeking anything painted black red and yellow has spiralled. So many Raleigh frames are getting a fresh coat of paint and transformed into the colours of the TI-Raleigh team. Some are done well while some are… well, some are just really lacking. Looking to copy the TI-Raleigh scheme is
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SB632 1976 SBDU Ilkeston Beryl Burton Team 753 Track Pursuit Frame – New Arrival (Part Two)
This is post number two looking at new arrival SB632, and I’m measuring geometry. How will this frame measure up? What size is it? How long (or short) is it? What angles does it use? What is the bottom bracket height? Does the fork clearance affect the frame geometry and size? More importantly, will the geometry
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SB8868 753R Services des Courses 1988 SBDU Nottingham Raleigh Banana Complete
I’ve not got much to write in this post as the pictures will hopefully say everything. This Raleigh Banana has been an awesome bike to build, a real blast from the past. I took it to the studio today to capture it looking its best…
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SB632 1976 SBDU Ilkeston Beryl Burton Team 753 Track Pursuit Frame – New Arrival (Part One)
I’ve had another new arrival, not long after the 753 Dynaflite came into the workshop, I’ve found another rather special frame that just deserves to be in the collection. SB632 is much smaller than anything I would normally collect, but the significance of this frame meant I had to have it.