Bikes

I don't just ride bikes; I enjoy building, fixing, restoring and hacking bikes together. I've built a few over the years. See below for build galleries, build details and stories of my most notable builds and bodges.

Stayer Groadinger UG

2021 Groadinger UG steel frame from Stayer Cycles in London. Specced, built and ridden by me as a daily multi-surface long distance bicycle.

Specialized Rockhopper 90s 'Rust-o-mod'

90s Specialized Rockhopper MTB frame, patinated and well-worn. Built up by me from various spare parts as a load-carrying ATB.

Holdsworth Ultima 80s MTB Restomod

80s Holdsworth Ultima MTB, bought in fully original spec. Stripped and rebuilt around drop bars and 10-speed shifters as a load-carrying ATB.

2005 Specialized Allez

The bike I miss the most. A lovely '05 Specialized Allez frame, rebuilt multiple times until its final guise as a 8.8kg speedy bike.

1987 Raleigh Equipe Student Restomod

The bike that started it all. A truly beautiful 1987 Equipe that I stripped, resprayed, rebuilt and built new wheels for, all in my Uni student rooms.