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Completely custom built Airnimal Chameleon including special factory paint.
Originally an expensive special order from the UK factory I bought this from the original owner on behalf of a friend and fitted some further upgrades and customisations for her preferences - change in circumstances means she now needs a Brompton so I am selling on her behalf. The Chameleon only comes in two sizes and this is the smaller of the two. There is scope for a lot of adjustment in fit without buying more parts - the original owner was tiny, 2nd owner average for a woman, in the photos it is set up for me at about 5'10" - seat height 75cm, setback 6cm, reach to bars 52cm. I can swap out the stem and/or saddle and/or seat post if you think you need something different.
All you need to know about Airnimal is on their website and this is a link to the Chameleon page specifically. These bikes are not intended to be like a Brompton, the main USP is a bike that will fit in a suitcase for travelling (or a small car) but has the ride quality of a 'proper' road bike. I have ridden this one a couple of times and the ride is very impressive - nippy, comfortable, good handling - once you get used to wondering where the front wheel has gone you can forget you are on an unusual bike. It does actually come with a soft holdall that allows you to sneak it on a train as 'normal' luggage where bikes might be a problem, it's just not as compact or quick to fold and probably not train-commuter fare.
So apart from the custom paint which is in excellent condition, spec is as follows:
Campagnolo 10s Centaur PowerShift Ergos
Centaur 10s 53-39 172.5mm PowerTorque chainset
Centaur medium cage rear mech
Veloce front mech
Campag Skeleton brakes
Miche 12-27 cassette
KMC-X10-EL chain
New cables and bartape
Velo Orange Grand Cru layback seatpost (new)
Charge Spoon saddle (new)
Thomson Elite x2 13cm stem
Deda RHM-01 bars
Quick-release steerer (allows removal without disturbing headset adjustment)
Wheels - handbuilt - Alex R390 rims on Hope ProIII hubs
Tyres - Schwalbe Durano Raceguard folding 23c
Twin rear-mount bottle cages
The gear range is equivalent to a compact chainset on 700c wheels so pretty wide and it climbs well. The wheels are a big improvement on the stock ones and are in excellent condition. It is virtually unused since the rebuild due to illness of 2nd owner.
Comes with a boxed new spare tyre, 2 spare tubes and the aforementioned soft bag/holdall. I think I have a pair of custom SKS Raceblades somewhere as well.
Pedals shown not included but plenty of others to choose from.
Viewing/collection in SE1 near Waterloo, though I will consider posting in UK.
Full set of photos HERE
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