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dibs pls! PM incoming.

bumpity.

not thaat concerned about age, as long as it'd look right with 60s steel gear on it, adjustable stem/track bars etc.

got a couple of things on the horizon, but knowing my luck will go for loads/be too small.

c'maaaannn.

that mercian is the nutsack. looks quick but classic. hard balance.

classic looking, good nick, show me the goods!

cheers.

still after an interesting road frame...

£155... includes period birmalux seatpost...

2nd dibs, Pming now.

PRICE DROP - £160 for the Hobbs F+F...

right, thread updated, just the Hobbs left. could do with getting rid of this soon, so any offers will be tentatively listened to...

it came up on ebay one time and I spent waay too much on it, NO REGRETS.

stem on the mercian is an adjustable titan track stem, and like a child to me.

In a shocking turn of events, Robin Lake turned up and looted the place, buying not only the carlton, but also the track frame, for his missus!

lucky lady.

dibs/2nd dibs cinelli stem!

cant seem to PM you, gimme a bell...

cheers.

Cheers, sad to see them go, but sick of not riding anything but my beater cause they dont fit...

make offers if you must..

Price Drop
HOBBS OF BARBICAN BLUE RIBAND F+F. 58cm
early 50s, story goes that Hobbs started shutting down and outsourcing their cheaper models, hence this frame has nervex lugs rather than the older wave lugs that can be seen on the nicer ones (please speak up if this is all balls, its just what I can gather from research).. nevertheless, its a lovely frame, undoubtably 531, but I didnt get a new sticker when I restored it from original (I think) paint.

58cm square, finished in midnight blue and purple flam, with gold lug lining and correct transfers. few chips to the tt and chainstays, but could be touched up very easily, and is overall in very good nick.

£160 F+F with period headset (TDC I think, little corroded, but works)
£190 with Bayliss Wiley BB and Williams cottered chainset pictured.

OR trade/part ex for 60cm road frame from same period, preferably something interesting...

cheers for the bump mr bump, I figured that as long as the spacing is ok, the shifter should be able to handle a larger screwon freewheel...

for others, the tubs up for trade are mavic championnant du monde sur route rims laced to some shimano low flange hubs that I cant really ID, but all in good condition, will get some pics later when I can.

2nd dibs sugino cranks/bb.

will send out pics of tubs tonight if you guys pm me email adresses.

north london light, that sounds pretty interesting if the 7 speed block is compatible with friction shifters/can be screwed off?

(I have very little experience with gears!)

have decided to do up my road bike, as riding fixed is stopping me wearing nice shoes (vanity dictates most of my life), but having ridden bigger frames since building my 50s period Hobbs build, I've realised its a bit too small, so after something fit the current build, (campag gran sport/williams/racelite/dunlop/GB etc)

let me know of anything,

cheers.

my brother isnt a big cyclist, but he recently bought an amazing koga miyata off here for peanuts, but it came with (really nice) tubs...

once he gets a puncture Im not confident he'll ever use it again, so Im after a cheap (under £60) silver, low profile wheelset, with a freewheel thread.

if anyone reading this is interested in a stunning shimano/mavic tubular road wheelset then let me know, can part ex etc.

cheers!

dibs north road bars, PMing now.

^^ yeah, I thought there may be issues with hand positioning, but he seems happy with the path-style setup, and I don't think its for mammoth rides, spends most of the time on the drops, where the levers are positioned pretty comfortably...

I done up Tilover's Claud for a mate. pretty pleased with it, done for about £150 plus some parts-bin digging.

undibs raleigh, dont think i'd be able to deal with the rust...!