For Sale: Frames: NOS Mercian Jackson track Chas Roberts Stan Pike Longstaff 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. Otherwise it may well be sold to the next person who wants it...**

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

MERCIAN KING OF MERCIA AUDAX/RANDONNEUR FRAME c1993 ** NEW AND UNUSED**
Seat Tube (ctt): 21in (53cm)
Top Tube (ctc): 21in (53cm)
Rear dropout width: 130mm
Wheel size: 700C with brake drop of 55mm
Seatpost size: 27.0mm
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531ST
This is a brand new and unused Mercian light touring/Audax frame which until I removed the corrugated cardboard had not see the light of day since the early 1990s. As a consequence it is totally unmarked. It has braze-ons for for a rear rack and braze-ons under the fork crown and rear bridge for guards. Its built from Reynolds 531ST a slightly sturdier version of 531 designed specifically for touring bikes and is designed for use with the Shimano deep drop dual-pivot brakes. The equivalent frame today from Mercian would cost just about £700 including VAT. This is a very unusual find and a bargain at £395.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Mercian-NOS.jpg

BOB JACKSON TRACK FRAME late 1960s
Seat Tube (ctt): 51cm (20in)
Top Tube (ctc): 52cm (20.5in)
Rear dropout width: 120mm
Wheel size: Sprints/700C (brake drop 58mm)
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
This older Bob Jackson track frame probably from the late 1960s is in excellent condition. The paint has a few small marks but nothing of importance. Very small track frames such as are not very common. £165

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Jackson-track.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Jackson-track-on-whls.jpg

CHAS ROBERTS ROAD FRAME 1988
Seat Tube (ctc): 53cm (21in)
Top Tube (ctc): 55cm (21.5in)
Rear dropout width: 128mm
Wheel size: 700C (brake drop 44mm)
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
Frame Tubing: Reynolds 531C
This is a really excellent Chas Roberts road frame from 1988 in the iconic blue colour so common with Roberts frames of this period. The paint is generally excellent with just a few small corrosion marks around the top tube cable guides. It could very easily be used as a single speed/fixed conversion. £225

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Roberts-22.jpg

HOLDSWORTH RECORD c1977
Seat Tube (ctt): 59cm (23.5in)
Top Tube (ctc): 57cm (22.5in)
Rear dropout width: 125mm
Wheel size: 27s or Sprints/700C (brake drop 50mm)
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531
Seatpost size: 26.4mm
This is a very sound Holdsworth Record frame built from Reynolds 531 tubing and which dates from the late 1970s. The paint is in poor condition but could be worth saving. It would make a very cool conversion. £65

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Holdsworth-Record.jpg

STAN PIKE ROAD FRAME c1980
Seat Tube (ctt) : 56cm (22in)
Top Tube (ctc): 58cm (21.75in)
Rear dropout width: 124mm
Wheel size: Sprints or 700C front and rear (brake drop of approx 46mm)
Bottom bracket threads: British
Frame Tubing: Reynolds 531SL
Stan Pike only built under his own name for a few years - approx 1975-83 - a small amount of information is available on him at www.classicrendezvous.com/british_isles/Pike_stan.htm He started out as a framebuilder at Wally Green in the 1960s before becoming a a welder at Westland helicopters.
This frame was probably originally built for time trialling - it has steep angles, vertical dropouts and is built from Reynolds 531 SL tubing a special light version of 531 that was introduced in the late 70s. Its in really lovely condition. Decals are available from H Lloydcycles.com. Stan’s best frames were brazed with silver solder - this one is stamped silver brzed on the BB shell. £165

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Stan-Pike.jpg

CLAUD BUTLER MIXTE ROAD FRAME c1980
Seat Tube (ctt): 56cm (22in)
Top Tube (ctc): 53cm (21in)
Rear dropout width: 120mm
Wheel size: 700C (brake drop 60mm)
Seatpost size: 26.4mm
Frame Tubing: Reynolds 531
This Claud Butler mixte frame from the late 1970s/early 80s is in excellent condition - I have not seen such a a good example of this model in a long time. It will make a very easy fixed or singlespeed conversion. £115

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Claud-Butler-mixte.jpg

JAMES FOTHERGILL ROAD FRAME 1940s
Seat Tube (ctt): 61cm (24in)
Top Tube (ctc): 58.5cm (25.25in)
Rear dropout width: 116mm
Wheel size: Sprints/700C (brake drop 57mm)
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531
Seatpost size: 27.0mm
James Fothergill was a very well respected Liverpool framebuilder. This frame which dates from I think the 1940s is in very sound condition. More details can be found about Fothergill at http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/builders/fothergill-james.html It is complete with headset and will when repainted make a great classic frame. £85

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Fothergill.jpg

FRED DEAN ROAD FRAME 1964 Nervex Pro
Seat Tube (ctt): 58cm (23in)
Top Tube (ctc): 57cm (22.5in)
Rear dropout width: 122mm
Wheel size: 27s or 700C with brake drop of 58mm
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted
This is a really nice road frame with beautiful detailing from 1964 - quite a few different builders built Fred Dean’s frames including Tom Board, Bill Grey, Brian Pacvker and I suspect others too But despite that they have a very distinctive quite continental style...
This one has original paint albeit in a bit distressed condition - however its definitely worth keeping and preserving... £155

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Fred-Dean.jpg

GEORGE LONGSTAFF ROAD FRAME 1983
Seat Tube (ctt): 58cm (23in)
Top Tube (ctc): 57.5cm (22.75in)
Rear dropout width: 126mm
Wheel size: Sprints/700C (brake drop 48mm)
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531C
George Longstaff is best known for his trikes and tandems - his frames are really rather rare on the market because most riders do not part with the one they have had built. Almost all were custom built (he did build a few stock frames at the end of the 1980s but these were very few in number) and of all the British builders of the last 25 years I would rate George as The framebuilder’s framebuilder. He was universally regarded in the UK as being quite superb - I once watched him braze a bottom bracket into place (he used silver solder for all lugged joints) there was just a hint of a glow where the torch passed over the bottom bracket shell and within about five minutes, down tube, seat tube and chainstays had been silver soldered into place. His control of the heat was near perfect. He was trained as an engineer first and he had a fully equipped engineering workshop which was used to make many special parts for the tandems and trikes as well as quite a lot of small sub contract orders for local industry. His death at quite a young age just a few years ago was a tragedy though framebuilding still continues to this day carried out by staff he personally trained. Every frame had a full engineering drawing and it may well be possible to get a copy of the drawing for this frame.
This frame is a fairly early one of his dating back to 1983 not long after he opened his first proper shop. Its in very sound condition though it does need refinishing ideally as both the chrome and paint are not very good. With horizontal dropouts its ideal for fixed or singlespeed conversion. £135

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Longstaff.jpg

CARLTON ROAD FRAME 1982 Reynolds 531 double butted
Seat Tube (ctt): 53cm (21in)
Top Tube (ctc): 56cm (22in)
Rear dropout width: 120mm
Wheel size: Sprints/700C (brake drop 58mm)
Frame tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
This Carlton road frame from 1982 is built from Reynolds 531 double butted tubing. The paint is not in very good condition but it still covers the frame well - it would be an ideal candidate for powder coating or repainting. The frame is in perfectly sound condition with no dents, dings etc. It would make a cool fixed or singlespeed conversion. £65

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/hilarystone/Carlton-1982-531.jpg

Dibbs on the Longstaff.

The Fred Dean and Mercian are so nice! Where do you find all these Hilary?

(rhetorical, of course)

Interested in Mercian. Can you confirm its a KOM model and not Audax. What's largest tyre size frame can accommodate?

the longstaff is amazing. good call peujoe!

Hmm...I'm sure that Longstaff was for sale at a well known Bike Jumble for a lot less than that at the weekend....

Dips 51cm track frame pm now

Dibs on the Holdsworth for a friend. Will PM asap.

Hmm...I'm sure that Longstaff was for sale at a well known Bike Jumble for a lot less than that at the weekend....

Then make an offer!

Hmm...I'm sure that Longstaff was for sale at a well known Bike Jumble for a lot less than that at the weekend....

No it wasnt sold for a lot less=I sold it and this guy has cleaned it,photographed/listed and offered it for sale at a very small mark up, it is well worth £135 hence it has been quickly sold.

Another lovely collection of frames as always :)
Glad most are not my size!

Hilary, is the Carlton still floating about ? thanks

Also interested in the carlton if its still knocking about; you have an email...

jon

Need to stop looking at the Mercian. Just tell me it has gone already and I'll probably stop.

Can't believe that BJ hasn't sold yet.

second dibs the holdsworth

Is the Carlton available and would you ship to Iceland?

dibs on the BJ

any news on the carlton? dibs if its still available...

PMd

Both the Bob Jackson and Carlton are sold, sorry.

Is the 1993 Mercian still available?

Yes the Mercian is still available.

Dibs Stan Pike if still available please Hilary. Pm sent

Is the 1977 Holdsworth still available?

Dibs on the 1993 Mercian Hilary. Did you see my PM from yesterday?