• pls take care of this bicycle

    I'm making my peace with the fact that this frame is too long for my t-rexy body, and am now itching to start a new project.

    Raleigh Special Products 450 MTB frame - Reynolds 853
    22", catalogue geometry here
    Thorn Raven twin plate fork, all the braze ons. 403 a-c,. 54mm offset
    FSA cartridge headset
    30.0 seatpost - Thomson inline and Race Face layback options

    I paid £150 for the frame NOS a couple of years ago. It's been treated well, and the only modification was drilling the seatstay bridge for the mudguard. Would like £125, to include the headset.

    UPDATE:

    Thorn Raven twin plate fork - 403 a-c, 55mm rake £70
    Thomson Elite Inline 30.0 £30
    XTR brakes and levers £95
    XTR rear derailleur £27
    XTR hubs, WTB powerbeam rims £120
    Rat Trap Pass Extralight tyres £40
    Rival carbon brake levers £35
    Ultegra 9sp bar end shifters £35
    J-Tek thumbies with barrel adjusters £20 DIBSED
    SJS front rack £10
    Tubus Tara Big Apple £40 DIBSED
    Titec J bar £35
    Thomson X4 stem, 90x10 31.8 £25
    GB 26" 60mm long guards £25

    Everything else on the bike save the Brooks, cranks, carradice stuff, bottle cages, mudguard flaps and basket is negotiable or available separately

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  • Edit: misread. Sad.

  • Love this build so much - glws!

  • Soz nvm!

  • You selling the wheels/tyres?

  • bargain

  • How much would you be after for the brakes?

  • Will be, yes, though @platypus has first dibz

  • £95 for levers and calipers

  • Possibly, but it's all a bit niche, innit.

  • Don't forget everyone, both disc brakes AND drop bars are dead on this

  • First Brexit, then Trump, then DBAD, and now this :-(

  • @TomvanHalen Are the PAUL thumbies for sale ?

  • They're Jtek, not Paul, but potentially

  • What would you want for the Tubus (posted (bristol))?

  • End of an era, RIP

  • Also interested in Tubus Tara

  • £45 say?

  • thanks man, probably gonna have to pass as they'll just get nicked as soon as I lock it up, @fizzy.bleach all yours

    maybe interested in the wheels tho..

  • ok cool. think i'll hold out for a Duo - all yours @Batt

  • How Much for the full build?

  • What about just the calipers?

  • Will have to have a think

  • Sad to see it go, was one of my all time forum favourites. GLWS anyways!

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Raleigh 853 MTB - Sick Flames touring bike - split or full(ish) build

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