Offered to CR members are some beautiful, interesting and uncommon frames and one rare early Keirin track bike together with a number of good books and parts.
I can take payment a number of ways - Paypal or cheque in GBP, cash sent registered post, Traveller\u2019s cheques in $, direct bank transfer within the UK or European Iban bank transfer. I will always combine shipping in order to reduce costs.
Frames cost 80 GBP to ship to the USA, 100 GBP to ship to Australia/New Zealand and 11 GBP within the UK. A complete bike is about 120 GBP to the USA.
With the pound being still quite low in value these are a real bargain... for US and European buyers. Paypal is quoting 1.6$ to 1 GBP.
Hilary Stone, Bristol, British Isles
PALETTI ROAD FRAME 55cm 1980s Seat Tube (ctc): 50cm Top Tube (ctc): 52cm Rear dropout width: 126mm Wheel size: 700C Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 46mm Seatpost size: 27.0mm Frame tubing: Columbus Aelle Paletti are one of the lesser known Italian framebuilders which are really rather good. This frame features very attractively shaped and pantograpghed lugs and fork crown. Its nicely built and is in very sound condition; the paint needs some careful touching up and there is a small dent in the side of the down tube but that will not affect the frame structurally. 135 GBP
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LEVANT KEIRIN BIKE c1978 Seat Tube (ctc): 48cm Top Tube (ctc): 52cm Rear dropout width: 115mm Wheel size: 700C Frame number: 781046 Older Japanese Keirin track bikes are really rather rare. This one is really rather nice and is wonderfully proportioned and designed. The standard of construction is very high as you might expect. Its equipped with a Sugino 165mm track chainset (dated 1970/73) Shimano Dura-Ace large flange track front hub and Sunshine Professional large flange track double sided rear hub. Both rims are sprints for tubular tyres. I can supply a suitable NOS Japanese made Strong seatpost to go with the bike. It is not drilled for a brake front or rear. The frame is perfectly aligned but the top tube has dents on one side - Keirin racing is not reknown for being gentle to bikes. Paintwork is so-so \u2013 the frame was chromed and painted in a transparent green enamel. The chrome on the fork is poor. But one very rare machine... 475 GBP
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P T STALLARD MONTLHERY ROAD FRAME
Seat Tube (ctt): 21in 53cm
Top Tube (ctc): 21.75in (55.5cm)
Rear dropout width: 115mm
Wheel size: 27in/sprints/700C
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 58mm
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
An early Percy Stallard Monthlery model frame from 1947. The frame
appears to be in excellent condition and has been very nicely repainted.
This frame features some very attractively cut lugs. It has had rack
mounts fitted on the rear stays and there is a period type rack which
will be included with the frame. Percy Stallard was essentially the
founder and leading light behind the development of road racing in
Britain in the 1940s and he sponsored a race team in the 1940s. His shop
was in Broad Street, Wolverhampton. Frames were built from 1945 until
the late 1960s. See http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/
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ALAN ROAD/TOURIST FRAME
Seat Tube (ctc): 52cm
Top Tube (ctc): 53cm
Rear dropout width: 130mm
Wheel size: Sprints/700C
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 47mm
Seatpost size 25.0mm
Most Alan frames are either road or cyclcross frames. This one is badged
as a Tourist and when I got it was fitted with 26in aluminium wheels. It
appears to be a standard road frame but with mudguard eyes front and
rear. It has standard road frame clearances with 700C wheels. Its is
excellent condition with no cracks or other damage. 125 GBP
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PHILBROOK ROAD FRAME 1980s
Seat Tube (ctt): 53cm (21in)
Top Tube (ctc): 54cm (21.25in)
Rear dropout width: 126mm
Wheel size: 700C
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 47mm
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
This is one gorgeous road frame. C R Philbrook originally it is thought
first worked at Claud Butlers in the early 50s. He later built the top
road frames for Youngs of Lewisham and also built other shops, their top
frames too. He built frames under his own name in the 1970s and 80s.
More info on Philbrook can be found at:
http://www.classicrendezvous.com/
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HELYETT ROAD FRAME c1963 Seat Tube (ctc): 58cm Top Tube (ctc): 59cm Rear dropout width: 120mm Wheel size: 700C Seatpost size: 26.6mm This one I think must be a little later than either of the two Ebay ones for it has Simplex vertical drops and a full Nervex Pro lugs, BB AND fork crown. My one is is very sound but it probably needs repainting; there are the remains of the seat tube decal there and the head badge is the same as the Ebay one... Decals I believe are available. It is also interestingly the same colour as the later of the two Ebay ones. A slightly more reasonable price at 125 GBP
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MERCIER MECADURAL WOMEN\u2019S FRAME New and unused Seat Tube (ctc): 48cm Top Tube (ctc): 54.5cm Rear dropout width: 115mm Wheel size: 700C Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 55mm This is an unused Mercier Mecadural women\u2019s frame from c1950. Its in virtually perfect condition - the decals are still there in excellent condition. It would normally be used with a Simplex Grand Tourisme rear gear and a chainguard. Most of the parts should be easy and relatively inexpensive to source. This will make a very unusual project which will be truly eye-catching when finished. 115 GBP
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MERCIER ALUMINIUM ROAD FRAME 1970s? Seat Tube (ctc): 54cm Top Tube (ctc): 55.5cm Rear dropout width: 120mm Wheel size: Sprints/700C Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 49mm This is one really rare aluminium frame from Mercier - I have never seen another one quite like it. Its a complete bolt-up job. Every join is clamped by Allen bolts. It appears to be in excellent condition - one rear dropout has had a welded repair but that seems perfectly satisfactory. 145 GBP or near offer
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BSA DOUBLE FLUTED CRANKS as used by most of the top track riders and
many road riders, rechromed very nicely - slight traces of pitting can
be seen when looking closely but logos still very clear and pitting
won\u2019t be evident when mounted 49 GBP
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CARLTON CATALOGUE with all the Carlton models including Professional etc
8 pages 12GBP
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SACHS HURET DUOPAR REAR GEAR lightly used with mounting bracket widely
recognised to be one of the top gears for touring in the 70s/80s 24GBP
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SIMPLEX STEEL SEATPOST 26.6mm ( to fit the best metric sized double
butted tubing) in excellent almost mint condition 65GBP
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STURMEY ARCHER STORY THE book on hub gears very good condition This is the definitive work on Sturmey Archer and many other hub gears too. Anyone remotely interested in intrigue will be fascinated by how the 3-speed hub gear was not Henry Sturmey nor Archer\u2019s invention though it carries their name. It also describes in detail all Sturmey gears in a very practical manner explaining how each one works etc and has lots of extremely useful illustrations. 192 pages. 24 GBP
STURMEY ARCHER MASTER CATALOGUE 1956 Offered for sale is an excellent copy of the 1956 Sturmey Archer Master Catalogue and manual; the pages are quite clean with only a few minor marks. This is an essential manual for Sturmey Archer enthusiasts. With this manual all of the 50s Sturmey hubs can be dismantled and rebuilt - importantly it contains the essential fault finding charts. This Master catalogue contains parts lists, exploded diagrams, assembly and disassembly instructions, gear ratio charts, and axle charts for all the classic Sturmey Archer hubs AW, AG, FG, FW, FM, FC, ASC, AB, AC, AM, TCW, SW as well the Dynohub and brake hubs. 178 pages of absolutely fascinating information and essential for any Sturmey Archer enthusiast. 28 GBP
THE STORY OF THE RALEIGH CYCLE Rare Offered for sale is an excellent copy of the rare 1975 published hardback book The Story of the Raleigh Bicycle by Gregory Houston Bowden, great grandson of Raleigh\u2019s founder Frank Bowden. This well illustrated 216pp book covers the entire history of Raleigh cycles up until the 1970s including its subsidaries in the USA, South Africa etc. It is a reliable history in the most part and chronicles the Raleigh story well up to the 1970s. It has some fascinating early history on the Ti-Raleigh team. 24 GBP
EVERY CYCLIST\u2019S HANDBOOK 1936 by F J Camm 200pp 1936 Wonderfully illustrated with lots of line drawings of all the top kit of the time and lots of very useful instructions on how to set up the gears etc of the time. Excellent read. 19 GBP
RIDE AND BE DAMMED British Road Race History 1940s/50s by Chas Messenger. This is a history of the League of British Racing Cyclists, the organisation that gave the UK, mass start racing on the road. This book is beautifully illustrated and designed and tells the story of the struggles within the BLRC and struggles that ensued with the National Cyclists Union who opposed racing on the road. It contains accounts of the major events organised by the BLRC in its 16 year existence before merging with the NCU to form the BCF in 1958. It is fascinating read. 150 pages. An absolute must for anyone interested in British cycling in the 40s and 50s. 14 GBP
1984 FREEWHEEL CATALOGUE fantastic British mail order catalogue
featuring many parts and accessories including ICS CAmpag, Mercian and
Follis great resource £8
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CONSTRICTOR SINGLE FIXED REAR HUB 40H Steel pre-war in gorgeous
condition but missing oiler - very rare - these were made by BSA for
Constrictor 25 GBP
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REGINA CX CHAIN NOS these work very nicely on 5, 6 and 7spd freewheels
15 GBP
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MANX WATERBOTTLE NOS gorgeous 39 GBP
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SHIMANO 600AX 10cm STEM Excellent, just insertion mark 22 GBP
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STRONGLIGHT 99 TRIPLE CHAINSET 1st type not illustrated in Brodericks
timeline 52/40/34T rings Excellent cranks 170mm , 86mm bcd, French
threaded, perfect tapers and threads, I can retap to English if
required. Middle ring has a litle wear others almost none. Very rare
and beautiful c 1969 89 GBP
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TA CRITERIUM CRANKSET 170mm c1963 complete with 130mm long axle in very
lightly used condition, axle has perfect bearing surfaces 125 GBP
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UNIVERSAL SUPER 68 BLACK BRAKE CALLIPERS Hex nut fitting, shallow drop
22 GBP
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CAMPAGNOLO 12-18T 7-speed freewheel NOS complete in all original
packaging 135 GBP
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