For Sale: Italian Saba road frame 55cm £80

Evening all.

Up for grabs is an Italian road frame, made by Saba (as the seat stays & fork crown attest) & badged up by Hardisty's, who were a Newcastle-based shop until they were consumed by the Edinburgh Cycle Collective a few years ago. Late 70's/early 80's I'd guess.

st 53.5 ctc / 55 ctt
tt 55 ctc

Columbus tubing, no clue what type other than it needing a 26.8 seatpost. Nice lugs including a full set of playing card motifs on the inside of the forks.
Campag drop-outs.
Italian threading.

Includes a smooth Shimano bb (haven't removed it, so no idea what type) & Tange Seiki headset.

The paint has been touched up in a few places, there's a smattering of chips & dings and it's flaking slightly around the bottom bracket. Nothing structural though.

£75 posted, less if collected from Newcastle.

(wheels not included)

More pics here: http://img843.imageshack.us/g/dscf1935q.jpg/

SABA... Respray with some SABA decals, someone will have a bargain... Top make and great price! good luck with the sale!

^ thanks! I just wish it was a couple of inches bigger, as it'd be perfect for my half-planned next project...

anyhoo, quick bump & a price drop before it heads to the 'Bay...

dibs - pming

Provisionally sold.

payment sent.

Hardistys was a good shop... If I hadn't recently bought a denton's frame i'd be all over this!

I have just finished a project with a saba frame. photo supplied.

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