1959 Viking Mileater - another reluctant sale (Nervex Pro lugs, Reynolds 531 etc)

I'm having a clearout of my collection to raise money for a Moulton, so here's my next sale. This is a 1959 Viking Mileater in unrestored condition, perfect for a winter project. It was bought from the original owner, so I'm only the seocnd person to have owned it since it was made. Specs are as follows:

Frame: 1959 Viking Mileater frame made from Reynolds 531 and Nervex Professional lugs, with original flamboyant ruby paint
Forks: original Viking forks with Nervex fork crown
Crank: original as specc'd (Williams?)
Wheels: front is original (steel rim, Normandy high flange hub) and rear is later replacement
Tyres: original 27 x 1 1/4
Bars: GB Maes (I removed one half of the plastic tape to check this)
Gears: 5 speed with generic derailleur
Gear shifter: original Cyclo Benelux downtube shifter
Brakes/levers: original GB Coureur Plus with red branded nuts
Saddle: generic faux-suede
Headset: Brampton Alatet
Stem: GB alloy spearpont
BB: Bayliss & Wiley
Pedals: quill alloy

This bike is in really nice preserved condition, but as you can see the paint is showing its age. The GB parts, frame and lugs all show this to be a seriously nice 50s build, the only exception being the later rear wheel. It would make the perfect winter project, and there's even a catalogue image online that gives you a great basis. H Lloyd can provide all the decals, so there's no worry if you want to do a full resto. I also have a full, refurbished Campag Gran Sport gear set for sale if you wanted to use that (it was specc'd on the best original build).

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Looking for £150 ideally, just to get it shifted. Open to offers/haggling, and can deliver it to central London this Friday if it suits. Cheers!

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What's the size please? Provisional dibs!

My bad! It's a 23 incher and I'm 5 ft 10 (33 inch inseam) to give you an idea of the seat post height

PM'd

might be interested-- could you drop off in leicester?

is this still available?

richjames has dibs for now, and we should be meeting up to sort it out on Friday. If it falls through I'll let you know!

Good luck with the sale to both of you. It is a nice piece of history !

beautiful chainring

I had one of those in my youth. Recently got myself a Severn Valley, which was a higher spec, but would love another Mileater. Did you sell it?