Giant TCR Once, medium, Tune Mig/Mag wheelset, complete centaur 20 speed, 2003—just slightly too small for me.

Removed from ebay and price dropped—looking for an enthusiast—very nice condition Giant tcr ONCE. Logo on top tube and stamp to headtube. Complete 20 speed Campagnolo Centaur, TUNE MIG/MAG wheelset. Medium. Probably 2003 vintage.

Bought on a whim thinking a very long seat post might do the trick, but no, it didn't.

Technically everything in perfect or near perfect condition, comes with very nice ceramic rimmed wheels that look like OPs on black MIG/MAG hubs in perfect true, race light tyres as new, deda stem, light marks to paintwork only. Slight rubbing to right hand shifter logo. Sold without pedals*, picture shows my really uncomfortable stripped saddle, will supply a softer one.

Can be seen and tried in either Islington or Dalston. Call or text on 07554993616.
*Have a set of dura ace spdr pedals (lighter 7810) that would part with at a very reasonable £20 that could go with the bike.

Anyway, God save the queen and her self-serving regime and all that. Don't be won over by trifle and sponge. Thanks for looking, Matthew

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... Sorry, price, ... £500 all in.

😯 Wow! Always wanted one of these. Very nice.

Thanks for that. It rides beautifully too, kind of really planted and great fun.

this is stunning. good luck with the sale

that OG jalabert vibe, compact non-disc

So whats the BB centre to the saddle top? Probably toooooo small but....

You're looking at nearly 80cms. I ride 81 and bit.

... and that's a low profile stripped aspide. Hope that helps.

What a bargain and a reminder of just how fugly 90% of modern carbon disc brake road bikes are GLWS

Thanks for the comments folks. I suspect it's lighter than them fugly bikes too.

Nice ride…. I couldn’t possibly buy another bike here …but do you have close ups of the wheels?

That's a lot of bike for the money, GLWS

For the moment I think the tune wheels should stay with the bike, unless someone wants to take the frame with groupset separately.

FYI though they are black MIG/MAGS with black butted spokes 32/32 traditionally laced onto what look like open pros (unstickered) carrying a campy 10speed cassette. I didn't commission the wheels so can't be more exact; I have another set that were built for me laced exactly the same with revolutions on the non-drive side and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference in terms of ride. Anyway, apart from some tiny flecks (possibly from storage) to the ceramic or whatever coating is on the rims, there is no indication that these were used at all, braking surface was still modulating to brakes over the 20 or so miles it took me to realise that I wasn't going to be able to get my position on the bike. So braking surfaces actually need to wear.

So I don't really want to split and I'm not going to drop the price further.
For your £500 you get
—one example of one of the (very few) actually significant frames of the turn of the century in, I think, remarkable condition...
—a complete mid-level campy groupset in excellent condition barring the slight rub to right lever across a logo...
—a set of wheels that would cost in the region of £700 to build now, as described above.
Am around and very happy to show this weekend.

Maybe slightly grouchy tone there. Sorry.

@Ghirotto Dave, how much do you want a yellow Once TCR? 🤣😂🤣😂

I know it’s a lot of bike for the buck… trying to save up for a Tommasini Titanium🥸…. You are right… wheels should stay with the bike….

I'm still cutting back the bike collection Roland , just down to 3 now........I do like the TCR , I could be Jalabert all over again....

As the Wampas famously sang, he will win the Tour, one day

It stuns me that I'm having to do this, but if someone takes the Once BEFORE THE WEEKEND I'll take £450. I've found something my size.

Sale pending.

Hi, just wondering if you still have this? Size medium - would that be 50cm in Giant sizing?
Cheers