For Sale: 58cm Barry Hoban Complete Bike - Shimano 600 Arabesque

Barry Hoban "Tour de France"

58cm seat-tube (c-t), 58cm top-tube (c-c) lugged steel frame with good clearances and eyelets for mudguards and/or rack.

I believe it was built by Falcon/British Eagle in the late '70s

There's no indication of the tubing material on the frame, but judging by the seatpost size, weight (reasonably light), and the materials used in contemporary Falcon/BE frames, I think it's Tange Champion chromoly.

The lugs look identical to the plain Nervex ones on a PX-10, so I expect that's what they are.

It's a very neatly constructed frame and rides very nicely.

The decals are quite tatty but the paint is smart - a few small marks but no scrapes, dents, cracks or structural issues of any kind.

A really nice looking bike as-is and I expect replacement decals could be sourced.

Equipped as follows:

**Shimano 600 EX Arabesque F+R mechs and downtube Shifters

Shimano 6 speed freewheel

Shimano Tourney Calliper brakes with DEL-800 touring levers

SR Custom 26.4mm seatpost

Selle Italia saddle

SR stem with ITM Special Bars

Sugino Chainset 42t/52t

Lyotard pedals

36h Shimano F+R hubs with Araya Rims, nearly new touring tyres**

All components are in excellent working order with very little wear.

I also have a set of Bluemels silver + blue chromoplastic mudguards that i could include if required.

Bike is in Hove (next to Brighton), I'd prefer collection but could bring to London on Friday or will post for £19.

Viewing welcome, test-riding recommended. Any questions please post below.

£165 Dibs then PM please.

Full size pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39710953@N03/sets/72157627506980672/

Ace bike. I need to get a headtube badge of my own face!

A small price drop - down to £175. Just saw a (restored) Peugeot PS-10 in slightly prettier condition, but with inferior components go for £360.

I've owned a PX-10 and PVN-10 and if anything this frame is better built - so seems like a very decent price to me!

I'm in Camden tomorrow between midday and 6pm - if anyone would like to come and have a look, I could bring it up with me.

More pics added to description plus some to the flickr link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39710953@N03/6079718756/in/set-72157627506980672/lightbox/

NB the paint is metallic beige (aka "champagne") with bronze lug-lining as opposed to plain beige.

final price drop to £165 collected, or £184 posted.

if it doesn't go by tomorrow i'll withdraw and try elsewhere.

Its a fair price IMHO...........I recently sold a Barry Hoban in 531 with full Campag chorus for £300....that too was a fair price for a wonderful bike that rode like a dream..
Stick it out........it should sell for that.

Yours might be 531 as well..........

Thanks for the reassurance!

The reason I thought Tange is that if it was 531 they usually would have stickered it.

Tange just didn't, and still doesn't have the same caché, so wasn't always stickered - despite the fact that many of their tubesets are right up there with Reynolds/Columbus.

Agree with stedlocks; wonderful bike at a brilliant price. It'll sell.

Cheerio and good luck!

cant pm yet so e-mailed

PM sent

Hi Antibard, Did you sell your Barry Hoban in the end?

I am also interested in this, if still going?...

I'm in brighton- would like to come and have a look tomorrow (thurs) if its still about
josh 07843796970