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Thorn Club Tour for sale. £375
I have edited this text a bit since posting it on the thorn thread.
56 TT x 55 ST c-c. Last of the 531ST production bikes, I gather. Lugged, oversize DT. Lee Cooper build possibly. Powdercoat in mostly amazing nick, few scrapes of the lacquer. NITTO Randonneur bars, 8sp bar-ends, RX1000 levers in nice nick. Newish drivetrain, Exage cranks (Japan) really quite nice and stiff considering they're 'basic' level gear, RX1000 mechs a bit worn but functioning nicely, newish 8sp SRAM cassette, steel Shimano rings for everlasting bike vibes. Clearances pretty tight by modern standards, i've squeezed a 32c with guards. I definitely would prefer 28c or even a 30c. Direct fit bosses under the bridge/crown, which is how Thorn be rolling.
GB guards, a few dents where i was cackhandedly trying to bend them a bit to make some more tyre clearance. VO Grand Cru headset, a couple of years old, still seems great.
Nice enough proper touring Wheelset... Featuring the now completely diappeared Shimano DH 3N72 front hub, a nice pre-disc dyno 3W hub; rear a very new Deore; 36h on Mavic T261 (triple walled) built with Alpine III. Rims have a bit of wear. I would keep riding these, reckon there's plenty of life in em. Really ace Shimano Cantis BR-CX50, with Kool stops natch. Newish Marathon, should be good for thousands of miles.
It's really great with panniers all over it. I mean, really sturdy, no shimmy.
Two flies in the ointment that I have ignored and enjoyed using this bike:
BB was stuck when I tried to remove a while back. Sealed Shimano UNsomething unit, felt lovely and smooth, gave up and left it.
One of the lowrider barrels on the fork needs the thread re-tapping on the inside pickup, was fine on the outside but my racks required mounting on both sides, today the inside bolt came out a bit stripped. Likely to be powder in there, I recall I had to tap a bit before mounting the rack a few years back, I may not have done a perfect job. I would imagine this is not a terminal problem.
Stuck a horrific white seat pin and saddle just so someone can ride this away. Will find some old donor pedals if needs be.
NOTE: bike has wiring left in place for B&M type lighting i.e. small 'female' spade connectors at the cable ends, suitable for the older type B&M lights which don't come pre-wired.
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