Vernon Barker 653 frame & 653 forks

Vernon Barker 653 frame & 653 forks

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Hi..I bought the frame from Frogett a few weeks ago as a project but...i decided to buy a frame that did not require any work....i bought it from him for £60 posted but it came sans fork....i have obtained a genuine set of 653 forks with Campag dropouts....the steerer is 192mm and there is 47mm of thread....the frame is 56cm square with 126mm OLN and a takes an English threaded BB...the BB shell is cast [68mm] and the brake bridge is i believe by Cinelli......According to Frogett, he stripped the threads and Vernon repaired them...I have inserted a BB into the shell with no probs and removed it just as safely....[see pic of underside of the shell]...it is a solid repair.....there are no dings or dents in the frame and it has vertical dropouts.....originally it had mudguard eyes but i have had then properly removed by RV......the frame and forks do not 'match'...so it needs a respray [more about that later]......but the forks come from a frame of similar size so there should be no problems when it comes to putting in a headset.......

As it is.......£60

IF you want the rear dropouts replaced with track ends [they will be done properly by RV]........£100

If you want it resprayed before purchase....I could arrange that to be done by Borley brothers in the colour of your choicebut that is ahead of the game.....that could be discussed later and is only a suggestion.......

Any further questions just ask.....it is light and a good frame......there was a lot of muck on the frame which i have removed with Nitromors...so you can clearly see the BB repair....i am not hiding anything here.

**A serious price reduction for the frame ...as is £60.....Being converted to having track ends!....£100....and it is 653!!
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any suggestion on how much would it cost to respray it?

60 quid and a lifetime of waiting from Morley brothers in milton . Then its possible it will be completely the wrong colour.

60 quid and a lifetime of waiting from Morley brothers in milton . Then its possible it will be completely the wrong colour.

Thanks RV for 'your help'!!!!!!!

No problem Leon . Pasha took some beautiful photos in Scotland by the way

'60 quid and a lifetime of waiting from Morley brothers in milton . Then its possible it will be completely the wrong colour.

adds to the fun of it! A new game show prehaps 'you say we spray'?

Now sold to Ric for £60!

Rick will buy anything won't he...
i presume it'll be off to crack fox for brazing in a while...

As long as he bought mine...i do not care what happens next!