Chuck Glider's Bicycle Workshop

As you work on a Twenty, you start to get a feel of the engineering. I find it useful to categorise: some parts are really well thought out ...

When I got this bike, it was dirty and grimy looking. My first thought was to strip the paint and get it powder coated. However, after worki...

There are two mechanical restrictions on the steerer assembly of the Raleigh Twenty, here, a BSA 20.  VERTICAL RESTRICTION As promised in an...

Following on from my earlier update , here is how I built the bike. First of all, I took apart the headset (I've explained in previous p...

I've decided to build up the Peugeot Lautaret as a single speed. No dangly mechs or levers! Opting for freewheel, not fixed. Here's...

I'm about to sort out the Concept Excelsior hybrid bike, which let me gloat again, I bought for only £15 (see my previous post on that)...

I was intending to service the bottom bracket and change the chain today, but was stumped by the fact that the old chain had 93 links. That...