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edscoble
I am selling my trusted commuter, winter bike, light tourer and faithful old friend.
I am attempted an ambitious n-1 in order to find something I can race and commute on, as I don't really have the room for two similar bikes.
Frame and forks: Genesis Equilibrium Disc Reynolds 631, 60cm (see geometry below - it's essentially 57cm ST 58cm TT)
Headset: Chris King pink 'pretty and strong' 1-1/8"
Handlebars: Zipp SC70
Stem: Thomson X4 110mm
Shifters: SRAM Apex
Brakes: Shimano mechanical discs brakes (Tiagra equivalent), new pads and rotors two weeks ago
Chainset: FSA Gossamer 50-34 (Shimano 105 outer chainring)
Front derailleur: SRAM Rival
Rear derailleur: SRAM Apex
Cassette: Shimano 105 12-27
Wheels: Both Mavic rims, but not matching
Tyres: Schwalbe Marathon Plus 25mm
Seatpost: Thomson inline 27.2mm
Seatpost clamp: Thomson
Saddle: Bontrager
Mudguards: SMS Bluemels, stays modified to fit around the front disc caliper
Rack: Tubus fly
Bottle cages: King cages, stainless steel
This will never be a show bike, and there are signs of use all over. The levers had been crashed by a previous owner and have since been scraped by me. The front wheel is a tiny bit out of true, which obviously does not affect braking but means it rubs on the mudguard a little. And the bar tape could do with changing.
They're the only less-than-glowing things I could say about this bike though. It's a perfect workhorse, and structurally sound, and should see you right for years to come. In addition to this, the chain, cassette, rotors and pads have all been changed in the six months to a year, and the brake cabling is that fancy frictionless stuff that @edscoble likes which makes the braking silky smooth.
I'm looking for £550, which hopefully seems like a fair price. If you're interested but don't want to pay that much, I could swap out some of the Thomson stuff and the bottles cages and take something off the price too.
It's in Forest Gate (E7) for viewing/test ride/giving me monies and riding away happily.
I'll take some better pictures at some point soon:
(I really thought that was in focus when I took it)
(saddle, pedals and pannier bag shown not included)
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