For Sale: 57cm Ken Bird Frame and Forks

Ken Bird Frame for sale as part of ongoing clear out.

Not sure of the steel used but it is very light and insanely stiff. Very fine lug lining, Campagnolo professional dropouts and very fine lug lining suggest a decent material.

It was reputedly built by Alec Bird for Ken Bird. Previous owner brought it from Alec who is now a remote control car engineer.

120mm rear spacing. 57cm c-c top tube and 57cm c-c seat tube. 12mm clearance between 23 tyre and rear brake bridge.

Paintwork is OK. Would look great built up as is but would obv benefit from a touch up.

£70

Photos:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjZjPzQp

I live in E8 near Shacklewell Lane, London

Dibs for a friend - just giving him a call now.

If someone else sweeps in with cash in the mean time then that's fine

Sounds like it's a bit big for him.

Lovely looking (and I imagine riding) frame though.

GLWS

Would you sell the fork separately?

Would you sell the fork separately?

Hi, I'd rather keep it as a frame set for now. I'll PM you if this changes.

Sorry

Just to confirm - the fork and frame serial numbers numbers both match and read '700'

Alec Bird built most if not all of his brothers frames i know Alec quite well through the cycle jumble scene and ive owned a Ken Bird bike the frames are something else in terms of quality and worth keeping hold of and restoring , and will only go up in price so you might well be selling this at a give away price

ah, hadn't I got a Hugh Porter already, I'd be all over this...

Would you sell the fork separately?

Alec Bird built most if not all of his brothers frames i know Alec quite well through the cycle jumble scene and ive owned a Ken Bird bike the frames are something else in terms of quality and worth keeping hold of and restoring , and will only go up in price so you might well be selling this at a give away price

Thanks Dolph :)

Sadly time and space are someone else's gain. The price reflects what I paid for it - keep the love in the community.

Are the forks drilled?

As its not a track bike, I guess it must have had brakes. Sorry if this sounds stupid, I'm really just trying to use up my first 3 posts as a newbie!

could you post the frame? my friend might be interested

As its not a track bike, I guess it must have had brakes. Sorry if this sounds stupid, I'm really just trying to use up my first 3 posts as a newbie!

No worries! The forks are Drilled for brakes - yes.

could you post the frame? my friend might be interested

Uhhhh......I would, yes but would rather wait a little bit longer for a local buyer. Boxing up and posting is something I'd rather avoid if possible.

Dibs if this hasn't been sold yet. PM'd.

2nd dibs if that falls through... (if still available, obvs)

Still available?

hello just wandering if this is still for sale I can pick up and pay you cash. many thanks

Hey

Very sorry to all who looked at this/dibbed and PM'd. I didn't get any email notifications and things got super busy.

It is still available.

I shall be logging in more often now the weather is deteriorating :$

Thanks for the update, I'll pass my dibs on to next in line.

A bit confused as to whether still available, if so will buy no messing about. Will send Pm...

Hey. It's dibbed right now. I'll update if it changes. Dave