Right, first up in my attempt to regain the inside of my shed and have some money left at the end of this month is a Coventry Eagle bike that was my commuter until I came off it a year ago. Hasn't been ridden since.
The frame is butted Reynolds 531 (main tubes) in fine physical and tatty decorative condition. Originally had 27" wheels, mudguards, pannier rack etc but I took those off. These (700c) wheels are both Mavic rims on Shimano Deore hubs. No tyres or tubes, soz. The freewheel on the rear has started 'slipping' as if a few of the splines are worn out, so will need servicing or replacing.
Other components seem to match the bike's vintage of early 80s (?):
Crankset: Sugino (one of the plastic dust caps missing)
Mechs and shift levers: Simplex
Brake Calipers: Weinmann type 730
Brake Levers: Shimano
Stem: SR
Bars: Sakae Custom
I taped the bars with BLB tape, but have since scratched the tape up at the same time as I was breaking my ankle. I re-cabled both gear cables with Jagwires.
Sizing: 60cm seat tube (C-C), top tube is 57.5cm. I'm just short of 6 foot.
@E11_FTW Thanks for the fantastic deal and speedy postage!
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Right, first up in my attempt to regain the inside of my shed and have some money left at the end of this month is a Coventry Eagle bike that was my commuter until I came off it a year ago. Hasn't been ridden since.
The frame is butted Reynolds 531 (main tubes) in fine physical and tatty decorative condition. Originally had 27" wheels, mudguards, pannier rack etc but I took those off. These (700c) wheels are both Mavic rims on Shimano Deore hubs. No tyres or tubes, soz. The freewheel on the rear has started 'slipping' as if a few of the splines are worn out, so will need servicing or replacing.
Other components seem to match the bike's vintage of early 80s (?):
Crankset: Sugino (one of the plastic dust caps missing)
Mechs and shift levers: Simplex
Brake Calipers: Weinmann type 730
Brake Levers: Shimano
Stem: SR
Bars: Sakae Custom
I taped the bars with BLB tape, but have since scratched the tape up at the same time as I was breaking my ankle. I re-cabled both gear cables with Jagwires.
Sizing: 60cm seat tube (C-C), top tube is 57.5cm. I'm just short of 6 foot.
More photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHskrMwT27
Bike is in Leytonstone, and with a bit of love would make a solid commuter/pub bike for years to come.
Does £60 sound fair?