Upgrades and Modifications

Does your bike need an upgrade: wheels, gearing, modern parts, etc. Or maybe you are finding the gears don’t meet your needs.
We are specialists in upgrades and modifications. Our custom wheel builds are a fantastic upgrade, and we have vast knowledge of gear ratios and component choices needed.

Titanium frame with 2 wheelsets and 1×10 Hydraulic Groupset

Raleigh Special Products 853 Restoration

Take a frame that is special to you, or just special, and create a classic!!!

We purchased a frame from EBay. It was being used as a ‘pub bike’ but as a Raleigh Special Products bike we saw it had great ‘provenance’. We stripped back the hammerite with industrial strength paint stripper and elbpw grease. We found the fork crown had been filed down to fit making it unsafe. We added our own hand-built carbon wheelset and modern components. It looks great and rides wonderfully.

Velo Moira Cycling Club Themed Road Bike

We took a GUESS SC1 Scandium Alloy frame from an old shop in Nottingham (Rock n Roll Bikes) and had a paint job in the club colours. Addition of period components and hand built wheels (of course) has created a great club social ride bike.

Storck C0.9 Rebuild Hill Climb Bike

Another eBay find rebuild. This is a Storck C0.9 from the early 2000’s. This time we rebuilt it as a Hill Climb Bike – the lightweight carbon frame suits this build really well. In true hill climb style we fitted bullhorn bars. A Hand Built wheelset with alloy rims suits this purpose really well too. The Brooks saddle isn’t the lightest but it looks fantastic – this was second hand from eBay to meet the budget!