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@OllieTheWizard
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Stiff in all the right places, grounded and comfortable, this frame truly won me over to steel and has served me exceptionally well over the last few months.
Alas, I’m having a rethink about exactly which bikes I need for what – and currently I can’t really justify holding onto this frame. I’m a student living in a shared house with no garage, so space and money are both big priorities. Looking to pick up a Pinarello for “Sunday Best” so the money from this will go into my savings pot for that.
The frame was built by Terry Dolan out of Dedacciai 25 Cr Mo4 Micro-Alloyed steel, and painted to replicate the Casino team Colnago C40’s of the mid-to-late 1990s. This is about as close as I can get to date its construction. It was purchased on this forum from user ‘keepitmencap’ 8/9 months ago (for £125) and covered around 600km in that time. Please have a look at my build thread for pics built up. I used & (metaphorically) abused the frame, but it was always cleaned and looked after following rides.
The Specifics:
ST C-C – 54cm
ST C-T – 57cm
TT C-C – 57cm
Frustratingly, the bike came with almost immaculate paintwork, and it stayed that way until a heavy handed attempt to remove the seatpost resulted in one of the bolts on the frame jig scoring a 1cm-square chip into the paint on the inside of the left seatstay. I have included a picture of this and it is the only notable blemish or imperfection, barring reasonable wear and tear and some paint chipping on the front mech hangar (also pictured).
Frame comes without BB, but includes Dura Ace 7400 headset (lovely bit of kit, could do with a service) and a Time Stiletto carbon 1” threadless fork.
Hoping this will go to someone who will ride the granny out of it… It really is under heavy workload that I found this frame came to life. Included in the price is a personal guarantee that you won’t find a better riding (or looking) steel frame for the same money
Breaks my heart letting it go, but needs must & all that…
Price: £100 (Collection in Brighton, or will post at buyer’s expense)
Many thanks for looking. Please tell me if you feel I’m being unreasonable with the price.
Ollie