Bike builds




Elswick Hopper Cosmopolitan: Building a 20" 3 speed Drum braked cruiser

  1. Rusty shopper bike off Ebay
  2. Stripping it Down
  3. Wheels
  4. Hubs
  5. Welding & Manly stuff
  6. Drum brake wheel building
  7. Repainting and Rebuilding
  8. Finished Bike

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B'twin Vitamin - Nexus 8:  An everyday utility bike built from a cheap bike and a 2nd hand 8 speed hub
  1. Fitting the Nexus 8 wheelset
  2. Mudgaurds
  3. Handlebar Shifter
  4. Rack & pedals
  5. Gearing
  6. Swept handlebars
  7. Nexus goes shopping
  8. Very small review of Nexus 8
  9. Front light bodge
  10. Hebie Chainglider
  11. Brooks B67 Saddle
  12. Riding the Nexus in the Snow
  13. DIY Steering Stabiliser
  14. Layback seatpost & frame geometry
  15. Nexus 8 hub review & part regrease 
  16. Replacing the shifter

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Triumph Trafficmaster Stowaway (Raleigh Twenty): Building a hub gear, drum braked collapsible tourer.
  1. Standard bike intro & stripdown
  2. Stripping the paint 
  3. Rear wheel & 5 speed hub gear build
  4. Brazing a Brake-arm clip onto the forks for the X-FD Drum brake
  5. Putting it together

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Raleigh Winner- Fixed/singlespeed conversion & rebuild
  1. Raleigh Winner
  2. Caff racer Handlebars

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DIY Dog Scooter





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Cheapo suspension forks on an old Raleigh MTB

  1. Fitting 
  2. Riding on the Marin Trail