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I need to clear out my kitchen and these have been sitting here a while now.
Firstly, one of the initial candidates for my missus' build
(I went with a 1958 CovEagle instead).
It's made by Hercules Cycles in Birmingham, has a cool headbadge. It has 650A wheels (26x1-3/8) and rod brakes (Which after the pads are replaced and guiderails adjusted will work perfectly, pads are still available from Fibrax and Clarks)...
It has a Sturmey 3-speed + Dynamo hub on the rear, no idea if the dynamo works but all of the gears do. Ontop of that, the headset is in good condition and the BB spins freely and smoothly, I recently rode this on a 6 mile trip and other than some issues with the brakes (which will be remedied on new pads) it did fine and was very comfortable. The riding position is very upright and the steering super light, it's very maneuverable! I'd like £40, which is what I paid.
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Secondly, the bike I used at beginners polo for a few months when I was starting out. It's ready to ride and has seen little use as I got hooked and found something my size. Tbh size is why i'm getting rid: It's 58cm c-t-c top tube, 54cm c-t-c seat tube, so it's for the taller rider indeed.
Has an MTB riser stem and cut down bars, V-Levers that go to some very powerful centre-pull callipers, spanking new Scwalbe Marathon City tyres, and a Shimano STX crankset with 22t and 32t chainrings. The rearwheel has a 6 speed cassette, and in the ridiculously long drop-outs you can use this combination to go from a respectable roadgear to a spinny polo gear without changing chain length or flipping the wheel around. Cables are all new too, it even comes with some awesome wheelcovers the pope and the police gave me after his visit.
All I'm asking for the polobike is a donation to LHBPA or the forum. Basically you give me a tenner on collection and I make sure it goes there :)
Dibs followed by PM etc etc you know the drill