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Hi, It's the summer holidays and recently my wife had a nasty accident and can't take the kids out very far, my eldest son gets bored very quickly so I've given him a whole heap of parts and tools to keep him occupied and my wife sane. So far this is what he's come up with I'm liking it...

Hi, Ok, so I've had this bike a while and never done a build diary, but now but am now inspired and determined to finish it. It's a bulk standard MTB jump style frame, as the back end is very low I thought it lent itself to a pre-war board track bobber/autocycle. The main idea of the bike is...

Hi, I've decided to coat my wooden saddle with old leather and add a few studs, any tips?? do I use glue or tacks?

Hi, OK, so the wet weather's here and I'm tired off getting a wet backside, I need mudguards. I'm running 26" mtb wheels with fairly chunky tyres, does anyone know any way of making wide mudguards? I would buy some but I have a non existent budget and as they say 'necessity is the mother of...

In the uk it's illegal to ride a bike with a petrol engine unless the bikes been tested at a government test centre, obtained a certificate, registered, insured etc. etc. However it is legal to ride an electric bike no bigger than 250w. The only problem I have is that they take huge heavy...

Made myself a new saddle Saturday, I wanted a bobber style saddle that would also push the postion of the seat further over the back wheel. Started off with two old skateboards, one adult one child. Took the childs trucks apart and attached the truck hanger to the rear brake mount. This gave me...

Hi, I'm looking for some full fenders for 26" wheels for my build. I'm using regular mtb tyres which are quite beefy, anyone know of anywhere in the uk that sells fenders wide enough to fit?

Hi, I'm from the UK, a place where vintage scrap beach cruiser and track frames do not exist, at least not in my neck of the woods. I have a wife and four kids so the idea of building a bike which costs nothing is quite attractive, I don't know what cost more the kids or the wife!!! Anyhow...