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Looking great Dan! Love the red cables… just like the originals! Very exciting!

Hi Dan! Now I’m all excited again! Great seeing pictures and you’ve found new red handlebar grips which I love! It would be great to fix that rear mudguard as you suggest… it’s such a great bike to ride and it’s going to look great and back to its former glory! Many thanks! Peter

Hi Carl, Yes… Dan is going to chart progress here on Retrobike… all going well!

Mine currently in the wonderful care of Dan Chambers being brought back to life! Can’t wait! Will post pictures when we’re back up and running!

I’ll post pictures once all back in one piece!

Hi Graham, I finally got the bike to Dan yesterday! What a lovely guy! He’s going to get transfers done, sandblast, fix and re spray for me… there’s also a slight crack around the seat but he thinks that just the brazing so he’s going to fix that too. I really appreciate you putting me in touch...

Hi Graham, yes Dan did respond, I’m dropping the bike off to him next week sometime. Thanks for putting us in touch. He thinks best thing is to put a lug in the frame rather than replace the whole chain stay but I guess he can make a decision on that when he sees it… I’ll keep you posted.

Thanks Dan, that's interesting about the chainset, again this is all why I'd rather someone in the know deals with my bike so yes, I'll hang on and wait to hear from Dan... Be interesting to hear what Geoff Apps says... and if he has the artwork for the decals even better. The bike is all in...

All the same apart from the Range Rider / Metro Trecker. I'd definitely be interested in going in with you on the decals...

Hi Graham, Ah, that's just the same... even the red cables! I spoke to a bike shop in Leeds yesterday, they reckon they can fix it but tbh I'd rather go with your recommendation of Dan on here. I emailed him but haven't heard back from him. I think I'd rather get it fixed by someone like that...

Hi Graham. Thanks for all this info… that all makes sense and I do remember when I bought it the guy maybe said it was a bit of a one off at the time, so maybe it is an early production model. There is a number on the frame: RR8481 … does that mean anything to you? RR obviously Range Rider I...

Thanks Graham, I just got his email from Nic above, I’ll drop him a message…

Graham how do I send a message to @danson67 on here, I can see his profile but as I’m new here I can’t figure out how to message him?!!

Hi Graham, thanks for your message. The chainstay looks to have been ground away and then sprayed over, this must have been done when it was made or shortly after as I haven’t ever modified anything on the bike. I bought it secondhand in 1984 or could have been ‘85 but it wasn’t very old then...

Ah thanks... I'm just starting on this project so happy to get advice on which way to go... I've been in touch with Mercian Cycles and Woodrup Cycles so far... but anymore info appreciated. Decals definitely need info on too.

Can't figure out how to ask the moderator... ?

I couldn't figure out which category to put it under... wonder if I can move it?

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/english-range-rider.475589/

Ha! No kids so I can afford to spend some money on the bike! I've done as you suggested and opened up a new thread about the bike. Wasn't sure where to put it so it's under a BMX retro tab I think...

Thought I'd start a new thread to tell you about my English Range Rider. I bought this bike back in 1984 from a bike shop in Leeds. Originally designed by Geoff Apps it was one of the early trial bikes preceding the mountain bike. It's designed with a lightweight front so easy to hop over logs...