For Sale: Quick Sale: Reynolds 653 Track Frame - £175

I need to sell this frame before Friday if possible. £175 if collected from Newington Green, N1. No postage on this one I'm afraid, I don't have any boxes or the time to acquire one/pack the frame this week.

Seat Tube: 56cm ctt
Top Tube: 56cm ctc
Seat Post size: 27.2mm
Rear dropout spacing: 120mm
BB threading: British

Detailed pics: https://picasaweb.google.com/wayneblenkin/Reynolds653TrackFrame#

This is an interesting track frame of unknown origin. I bought it as a full bike and was told it was built from Reynolds 653 tubing. Somebody has since suggested that it's Columbus, not 653, but I can't be sure either way. Whatever it is, it's a good frame for the price. The bolt in seat stays are a nice feature, as is the two-tone colour scheme. The rear track ends are Campagnolo stamped but the fork is stamped Columbus. The bottom bracket shell is by Everest. The lug-work is very nice. It is drilled for both front & rear brakes.

The condition is fine but really it would benefit from a re-spray. The enamel has started to show it's age with a cracking effect and there are quite a lot of small paint marks & light chips. There is a small area of rust (pictured) underneath the top tube but that's nothing to worry about. The frame is structurally perfect though and is a good, solid ride.

Very nice frame and a good price, too!
Perhaps you can look for logos in the frame tubes.
Easiest to find will be at the bottom end of the steerer tube, just above the fork crowm. There will be either a Columbus bird or Reynolds name.
In case of reynolds, you may be able to see it at the rom ide of the chain stays, front side of t/t and d/t, bottom of s/t. Something similar for Columbus. But that all depends on the paint type and thinkness.

If only this was 58 cm.

If only that was a 58cm, have a bump though.

If only this was 58 cm.

I'll check for sure tonight, 55/56 is from memory and I don't have it to hand to measure. I'm pretty sure it's not 58 though.

I've always wanted to invent a framebuilder ... Wally Staines or something. This could be my chance.

Could I view this tonight? Ideally before 5.30...

Ralnago springs to mind...

Or Dick Bush

Seymour Butts?

2nd dibs if Skully doesn't take this. Perfect for me. I'll PM you to confirm now.

Seymour Butts?

Harry Bowles ?

Barry Ball.

I've always wanted to invent a framebuilder ... Wally Staines or something. This could be my chance.

Could I view this tonight? Ideally before 5.30...

Haha. Nice.

Sorry man, the earliest I can do is around 6.45. Is that do-able?

Mike Oxbig?

Dennis Quibb?

wblenkin
Nope, sorry, have to be in SE London at that time.

pm coming

Terry Lean

Joe King could be good...

wblenkin
Nope, sorry, have to be in SE London at that time.

pm coming

Hmmm.. OK. How about tomorrow?

check PMs

i need get shorter legs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

always with the 56!! tssshh

Still for sale?

dangermouse is coming to have a look on Thursday so it's potentially for sale still. I'll pm him now to check how interested he is.

Saul Yentzer