For Sale: Frame bargains and rarities Moorson, Gillott, Alan, Bianchi, Crown, Raleigh etc

Hi everyone,
I’ve just sorted out another lot of interesting and bargain frames. Shipping on frames within the UK will be £11 - other items can ship free of charge in the same box. I can ship anywhere in the world at a reasonable cost.

ALL ITEMS ARE IN BRISTOL

Payment can be via bank transfer (preferred), cheque or the dreaded Paypal which costs me 3%…

** If you dib an item, please PM me and pay the same day unless you make other arrangements with me. **

Viewing/Personal collection is welcome as quite a few have found and have been able to get other parts they are looking for at the same time.

Hilary Stone

GILLOTT SPEARPOINT LUG ROAD FRAME 1951
Seat Tube (ctt): 61cm (24in)
Top Tube (ctc): 57.5cm (22.75in)
Rear dropout width: 115mm
Wheel size: 27in/ Sprints/700C
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 58mm
This is a very sound Gillott Spearpoint lugged road frame which can be dated from its frame number as coming from 1951. It definitely needs repainting but will be truly stunning when restored. Its easy to convert this frame to 120mm rear dropout spacing and will then be totally ideal as a fixed or singlespeed conversion. £175

ALAN ROAD FRAME
Seat Tube (ctc): 52cm
Top Tube (ctc): 53cm
Rear dropout width: 126mm
Wheel size: Sprints/700C
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 45mm
Seatpost size 25.0mm
This is an excellent Alan road frame I would guess from the early 1980s. Its is excellent condition with no cracks or other damage. The horizontal dropouts mean that is possible for it to be used as a fixed or singlespeed conversion. £95

MOORSON DURALITE probably c1950
Seat Tube (ctt): 53cm (21in)
Top Tube (ctc): 55cm (21.5in)
Rear dropout width: 115mm
Wheel size: 700C
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531 DB
The Moorson Duralite frame design perfectly illustrates the ingenuity of the British framebuilder in building something that looked different and appealed to the rider who wanted to stand out from the crowd. The standard single top and down tubes were each replaced by small twin tubes each of which ran in one piece from the head tube to the rear fork ends via the seat lug and bottom bracket respectively. This saved lots of tube mitreing for the small diameter tubes were simply brazed on to either side of the head and seat lugs and attached to the bottom bracket shell by two projecting lugs. The small diameter tubes were each tied together with two small cross tubes.

The first announcement for the novel design appeared in Cycling in February 1927 but they were built into the 1950s – it is thought this is a very late example. There were several unusual aspects to the Moorson – the frame was built in a jig which helped to ensure far better than average frame alignment. The frame itseldf appears to be in excellent conditioon; it has been quite nicely repainted but has since been badly stored - there are quite a number of chips and some areas of the paint are dull but being black it should be reasonably easy to retouch. Moorsaons are really very rare  and the price reflects this... £295

SOMEC ROAD FRAME c1979
Seat Tube (ctc): 56cm
Top Tube (ctc): 54.5cm
Rear dropout width: 125mm
Wheel size: 700C
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheels: 45cm
This is one truly gorgeous frame – take a look at the quality of the lugwork and the time and attention that went into the lugs – I have rarely seen another Italian frame as nice. This really blows Colnagos and such like completely out of the water... If it was my size I would definitely have kept this for myself. I have sold several other Somec frames and they were very nice but this is the best of the lot... Somec are hugely underrated. The paint and chrome are both excellent but not perfect – there's a scrape on one side of the top tube which needs touching up better and there is a tiny ding on one side of the top tube too. reduced to £225.

WOODRUP ROAD FRAME late 60s/early 70s
Seat Tube (ctt): 22in (56cm)
Top Tube (ctc): 22in (56cm)
Rear dropout width: 120mm
Wheel size: 700C
Brake drop with sprint/700C wheel: 54mm
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
Frame number: 2243
This is a very sound Woodrup road frame from the late 60s/early 70s built with Campag long road ends without eyelets. It will make an ideal frame for a fixed or singlespeed conversion with the long rear dropouts and 120mm OLD spacing – and the front brake drop of 54mm means there’s no difficulties finding brakes to fit... £75 SOLD

CARLTON SUPERCOURSE 1981
Seat Tube (ctt): 52cm (20.5in)
Top Tube (ctc): 56cm (22in)
Rear dropout width: 125mm
Wheel size: 700C
Brake drop with sprints/700C: 50mm
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531 DB
The Supercourse was one of the top Carlton road frames in the late 70s/early 80s. This frame is in very sound condition – except for the rear gear hanger threads which need repairing if it is to be used with a gear – I can get this done at cost price by Argos if the buyer wishes. I have checked the BB threads and ran taps through them and they are perfect. The paint could be touched to make it very useable. An excellent quality frame at a bargain price. £65

HOLDSWORTH MISTRAL c1980
Seat Tube (ctt): 56cm (22in)
Top Tube (ctc): 57cm (22.5in)
Rear dropout width: 124mm
Wheel size: 27in/700C
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 66mm
Seatpost size 27.2mm
The Mistral was Holdsworth’s top touring frame and this one dates I think from the early 1980s. It is in very sound condition with no dents though the paintwork is quite scruffy. Its ideal for a singlespeed or fixed conversion with its long horizontal dropouts. reduced to £75 SOLD

CROWN COMET c1980 Reynolds 531
Seat Tube (ctt): 57cm (22.5in)
Top Tube (ctc): 57cm (22.5in)
Rear dropout width: 122mm
Wheel size: 27in/700C
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 55mm
Crown frames were built by the Cyclo Gear Company in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This very sound frame is built from Reynolds 531 and with its long horizontal dropouts will make an ideal conversion to fixed or singlespeed. The paint is quite useable as it is. £65 SOLD

BIANCHI ROAD FRAME 55cm 1980s
Seat Tube (ctc): 55cm
Top Tube (ctc): 55cm
Rear dropout width: 126mm
Wheel size: 700C
Seatpost size: 26.4mm
For sale again due to messing about and chnges of mind... This very attractive Bianchi frame dates from the 1980s and comes complete with the bars and stem. The paint is in excellent condition with very few marks. With horizontal dropouts it will make a very easy singlespeed or fixed conversion £95 SOLD

RALEIGH ELAN Reynolds 501
Seat Tube (ctt): 59.5cm (23.5in)
Top Tube (ctc): 56.5cm (22.25in)
Rear dropout width: 125mm
Wheel size: 700C
Frame tubing: Reynolds 501 double-butted
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 49mm
Thisis a very lightly used Raleigh Elan Reynolds 501 frame from around 1990 - the paint is in generally excellent condition with only a few small marks. With horizontal dropouts it will make an excellent conversion. £45 SOLD

Not many frames for the vertically challenged today :(

Indeed, wish that bianchi was a touch smaller.

hey dibs on the bianchi =) will pm you soon...

hmm, bianchi frame is niiice. too late I guess.

it says come and view?
where?

Bristol

that Moorson is B to the Onkers.

He's In Bristol, it says that too.

Pm him for an address.

That holdsworth is nice for the price.

No need to mention the somec.

The bianchi is probably tange if you wanted to know.

dibs on crown comet (and bianci if people change their mind)

If the Bianchi deal falls through I'll be in Bristol tomorrow....

snap....

Dibs for a friend on the RALEIGH ELAN Reynolds 501

That Moorson is soooooo sexy.

If I could only find a way to tell the missus we can't go on holiday next year...or the after for that matter.

that Moorson is the loveliest thing i've ever seen!

i want the moorson... but my girlfriend is moaning already, just at the thought of it!

That Alan's nice...
As is the Bianchi
And the crazy Moorson

Hi Hilary
I would like to dib on the Holdsworth Mistral (hoping the head tube is 145mm and its in 531 (I think all Mistrals were in this tube, also the seat post is 27.2)
Br

some lovely frames. has the crown comet been dibbed? if not i am very interested and would be willing to offer as soon as
cheers
ben

07743131461

How confident are you of date on the Mistral?

I've got a frame I'd like to establish a bit more provenance on - think it's probably a Mistral, lugwork and braze-ons very very similar to this one, but decal headbadge not metal (which I think may suggest mine is later) and different decals, though if pushed I'd have said mine looked more 70s than these ones do. I'd thought probably late 70s for mine. Does the frame number tie things down much?

Is the Somec still available?

The Somec is still available... It is a real bargain I would keep it myself if it was my size.

damn i wanted the raleigh!! not fair :(

Woodrup is mine! and paid for...