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SturdyCycles (Tom Sturdy) Custom Made Road Bike, SRAM Red eTap, Fulcrum Quattro’s etc
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SturdyCycles (Tom Sturdy) Custom Made Road Bike, SRAM Red eTap, Fulcrum Quattro’s etc... £1,795
Only ridden ~6 months from new before having serious health issues and unused since.
If you're not familiar with Sturdy Cycles please browse their website. Tom Sturdy is one of the UKs finest framebuilders - with an excellent reputation and was the Chief Instructor at the UK Framebuilders Academy. His frames are absolutely top-notch and his frame prices start at £8,000 + VAT today.
This frame was one of the last he made in steel, carefully selecting each tube according to its function. Columbus HSS and Life frameset, stainless steel dropouts, Columbus Futura fork, Chris King headset, internally routed rear brake cable/housing.
The geometry chart is included in the pics and is equivalent to a 55/56cms ‘off the shelf’ frame. However, this is anything but off the shelf… the build quality is exceptional, as you would expect. The design was inspired by the GCN handbuilt bike of Si Robertson.. see YouTube video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4wAeTk4wAU
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So... compact front triangle (for stiffness), long seat post (for comfort), short rear chain stays (for acceleration), etc. This bike is specced for up to 30mm tyres and can run either 1x or 2x eTap or other wireless drivetrains (currently equipped with SRAM Red eTap 11spd).
I’ve owned some high-end bikes over the years… five Colnago’s, a few high-end Specialized’s, Trek’s and 3 other custom/bespoke-built frames, and this rides better than any of them.
Built with SRAM Red eTap 2x11
Chris King headset
Fulcrum Racing Quattro Carbon’s (with correct Campagnolo carbon-specific brake pads)
Pro (Shimano) Stealth saddle
USE Ultimate carbon seat post
Shimano Ultegra pedals
Continental tyres
Comes complete with SRAM eTap charger, dongle and 4 batteries (I bought 2 spares thinking I may need them…. I didn’t)
If you're fussed about it the Simoncello logo can be easily and inexpensively repainted by a local paintshop/car painter.
The bike cost me over £6k as is.
Located near Horsham (30 mins train from central London).
I can package it up and make it available for courier collection.
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