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@bashthebox
NOW SOLD
For sale is my beloved Neil Orrell. Prettiest bike I've ever owned, maybe will ever own, but it's too precious to be locked up on the pavement and not as fast as the carbon bikes, so it sits around the house, looking pretty, annoying my GF.
It's 531 steel, and I assume like all Orrell builds would have been a custom frame for someone back in the day. The gruppo is Campag Daytona - what is now called Centaur due to a trademark infringement. Standard (52/39) double up front, 11-26 at the back. The front mech, for some reason, is Chorus.
The wheels are Mavic Aksiums, with conti Gatorskins on them. Both are in very decent nick.
Tips the scales at 9.855kg, which I reckon is pretty light for a 531 bike.
There's a few scuffs and chips I'm afraid - it has been locked outside a few times and sadly some bastards aren't as careful with their locks as I am when locking up next to it. Oh well. The decals are looking tired in a couple of places too.
Overall though, it's such a lovely thing. Look at the lugs! The shimmer of the paint! The shine of the chrome! Can you tell I'm not all that keen on the idea of selling it?
Really hard to know what it's worth, but I'm asking
£575£550 based on similar sales on this site. Do let me know if I'm way off on price here.... unless I'm underselling, in which case shut up and give me your money.If the buyer prefers, I've got its original wheels too - a set of Mavic CXP30s. But they're tubs, which is why I'm not using them. Immaculate though can't guarantee the tyres aren't a bit old and past it just due to rubber fatigue.
Any questions, insults, whatever - let me know.
Oh, based in SE15 so pickup from here or near.