Awesome!
I still have my first bicycle. It is still in fairly good condition. My father bought it for me.  A brand  new Raleigh rodeo 5 speed in blue in 1972. Of course I replaced numerous sets of tires and the banana seat because back then we wore them out. I will have to fill the tires. Thanks for the inspiration!

1995 Dawes die hard here, still going strong still have the sales receipt! Nice job this Martin

There must be millions of perfectly good bikes sitting in sheds gathering dust

This is a great way to give them a new lease of life

I used a kirbebike kit to convert a bmx to electric. Great kit for a great price. I had to use a wheel motor kit cos the bottom bracket is much bigger on a bmx but worked well. 👍My Raleigh Chopper has a mid drive on it.

A nice bit of kit breathes new life into an old bike.

There is no end to your talent Martin,this i found very interesting and also how you solved some of your problems.

Really enjoyed that Martin and always wondered how to take off the complete front sprocket etc

Love old bikes, love steel frames. Had a Dawes Synthesis 653 (I think, it was a step up from 531)

Best riding bike I’ve ever owned, long gone unfortunately. It just felt right on the road, not the lightest not the fastest, just a beautiful ride.

❤

You have just received my lovely hypes Martin...Excellent content by the way..

Looks and goes well, and shouldnt attract too much attention.👍

Shimano 600 Arabesque components- very cool. I had a Japanese bike called "SR" that was fully fitted out with that set.

Mercier - a fantastic brand that I haven't seen for decades. A delivery rider showed me a tag that had been attached to his bicycle by the Police that indicated his bicycle had been checked by them and was legal

Very good point you make about rear drivevpunctures ask me how I know😂

Jobs a goodun Martin.As they  say,  Nice piece of kit. Well done. Until the next time, Ride safe.Mike Sunny Wales

I did a similar thing to a 90's MTB;     Overall very pleased with the result but it really makes a big difference to the weight. I went for a Tongshen mid drive and it's been faultless if a little noisy.  It meant I lost the treble chain ring but I can always turn up the power on the hills. Running mostly on the lowest setting I can get over 100 miles on a charge.
One thing I'd like would be disc brakes. The V brakes stop really well but I have to change pads more frequently.
My pedal had stripped threads and even heat didn't help. I ended up showing it the grinder.
Fitting was easy but hiding the excess wire neatly was a challenge.
I think throttles on ebikes may be illegal.

I know a few people that are riding throttle bikes because of their health and breaking the law. What madness. Again law abides suffer at hands of irresponsible. I’ve watched Kirkby e bike conversion for years. He’s a clever guy much like urself

The Genie is out of the bottle now with Ebikes, there a really handy way to get from a to b, I've been riding Ebikes for years now, I do think the current regulations are out of date, be nice to have at least class two regulated bikes, that's 500w motor's with a 20mph limit and the allowance for a throttle.

You could rig up a stealth throttle by hiding a small potentiometer of the proper resistance inside the handlebars or other convenient spot.

Martin you should have let us know what you were going to do , I could have donated an unwanted mountain bike for the job  and you could have saved your old racer  for another recomisioning  video.