63cm Brian Rourke 90's - Reynolds 653 frame/forks - 8 Speed Campag - £375

I bought this frame from Apollo on here quite a few years back. Shortly after I got it I noticed a small hole under the chain stay, some corrosion. I had it professionally repaired by Oak Cycles and resprayed RAL 5011 with a lacquer finish- quite a classic old British sports car kind of colour. I rode it pretty sparingly for a couple of years and then it sat in my parents' garage, until now!

Here are the details:

Brian Rourke 90's in Reynolds 653 frame/forks
63cm c-t seattube
62cm c-c seattube
59.5cm c-c toptube
20cm headtube
Signature wraparound seat-stays

8 Speed Campagnolo groupset. A mix of Mirage/Athena/Avanti.
Mavic CXP 30 rims, Campag hubs.
Continental Grand Sport 700x25mm tyres.
Selle Italia SLR saddle.
Shimano SPD pedals.
Thomson Elite seat post.

Good parts- It's a British made custom built steel frame. It's very comfortable. I think it looks great. It has old school upright geometry, so although '63cm' sounds massive it will still fit a reasonable range of (taller) riders.

Bad parts- Cable inners are a little tatty. Small tear to bar tape on one of the drops. Paint is not perfect. There are some marks throughout. There is a screw on cable stop on the chain-stay as I forgot to ask for this to be brazed on when repaired (doh!). Whilst not aesthetically pleasing, it does its job.

Asking price is: £375
Bike is in Catford, south Lewisham- SE6.

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That’s lovely how tall are you?

Thanks! I am 6’7. Saddle is set at a pretty rough height and should probably be a little higher.

My pal is gonna message you about this :)

Lovely

Interested, will pm

Bike sold

I picked up and have been riding this lovely bike, but I’m thinking of moving it on to try out some carbon.

I’ve built it up a bit differently so I’m first gauging interest in the frame forks and headset, before building it back up as above.

Lovely bike!
Drop me a line if you’re interested in either the f+f or full build.

Thanks

I'd be very interested in the full build.