The Vintage Bike Cartel

07/01/2024

Happy new year to you all - I’ve been keeping busy in the workshop for my latest video…..

In this episode my lack of regular maintenance catches up with me and it’s time for a fleet check up! Fixing all those little bicycle faults and niggles ahea...

29/11/2023

Little bit of vintage British loveliness in my latest video, with wheels built by Dave at Jack Lgts Bikes Dave

In this episode we are off to Pickering’s bikes for more wheel building, this time with a vintage Raleigh Lenton from 1957.I asked Dave if he would rebuild t...

01/11/2023

90s Cannondale R600 road bike gets a full custom rebuild - my latest retro build is live on my YouTube channel……….

In this episode, I’m going to shine a light on a 90s road bike in the shape of this Cannondale R600. These iconic road bikes earned the brand the nickname “c...

01/10/2023

If you like your mountain bikes with a retro flavour, check out my latest build video….

Welcome back to another episode and today we are giving a 1994 Cannondale Super V 1000 retro mountain bike the resto mod treatment.I’ll be building wheels an...

03/09/2023

Went for a little mid week adventure on the gravel bike a couple of weeks back - what an adventure!!!

It’s the middle of the week, I’m not working and the weather is great - why not ride a gravel bike 100 miler?That’s what me and Dave decided to do. Having do...

01/08/2023

My latest restoration video, giving this lovely de Rosa a new life…….

Welcome back to another workshop episode and today I’m rescuing this 1998 De Rosa Planet Road Bike.Made from deda aluminium tubing and a steel fork, Thai bes...

17/06/2023

Keeping retro mountain bikes alive……

In this episode I will be talking through converting my budget 26er Gravel Bike to 650b wheels, as well as some shiny upgrades too! As well as 650b wheels, I...

22/05/2023

One for fans of the later Raleigh RSP bikes, including this super cool Titanium RSP…..

Welcome to another bike ride episode of Downhill Smooth Tarmac, and today I am going to be riding my Rare Titanium Raleigh RSP road bike on a Saturday Club C...

21/05/2023

Another nice little retro creation, this time for Mrs M, finally a retro MTB that’s small enough for her to have some stand over room! Old dirt jump Handsome Dog frame built up for some trail fun!!!

20/05/2023

Not vintage, but definitely some cycling fun - another of my videos - this time riding some single gear trail stuff…..

Welcome back to another super muddy singlespeed edition of Downhill Smooth Tarmac, and today I'm taking the four of us on a gravel bike adventure on the trai...

05/05/2023

What a belter this one turned out to be, maker still unknown, but 1990s handbuilt with Campagnolo Mirage throughout.
Went for a full rebuild, plus gearing to suit me, 13-28t out back and 46/28 sub compact up front - rides like a dream