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I’m selling what was a top of the range rrp £1000 + track frame in Principia's custom manganese alloy 7020, hand built in Denmark from around 2006. As I measure it is a 55 or 56 c-t-c, 54 c-t-top (see photos). Somewhere around there.
It’s on a par with a Cannondale track of the era, super light and super stiff and a very strong alloy. It's in excellent near mint condition with the odd minor blemish, though nothing like chain scrapes and the like. It comes with a Chris King no-threadset headset and very nice TIME Millennium ST forks, deda stem and deda track bars. Some of the decals I got from Principia and I put them on as far as I can remember - they're not done perfectly.
What's the story I imagine you might ask - well I bought it way back maybe ten years ago living in Dulwich near Herne Hill Velodrome and thinking I'd build it for the track - and I never did. I have an RSL which I ride regularly and am a complete original Principia fanboy. Search the forum and you’ll see I’m also a long time member, albeit not that active. You’ll also see my fondness for Principias.
I’ve now been down in Hastings for a bunch of years and the frame has been sitting mournfully unused and never built. I’m holding on to it for nostalgic reasons and indeed because it is a piece of work. But turning a ripe old age I accept I never will have the need or urge to build it up down here, so someone else should enjoy it and race it rather than it sitting in our spare room.
It’s not been built up as I said but I do have a Dura Ace track chainset/bb and some Dura-ace high-flange track wheels on Open Pros and probably one or two spare Dura Ace chainrings if anyone is interested in them as extras. It then needs just a chain, bartape and saddle and its ready to go and win. I'm probably keeping the seatpost.
Frame/Chris King headset/TIME forks/Deda stem/bars - £350
I’ll bring it up to London Herne Hill area end of Jan, or you can come down and enjoy the sea air and I’ll provide decent coffee.
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