For Sale: Townsend of Redditch TT Frame 70s

Hi guys, I'm selling th following frame (incl. forks) which I bought from Hilary Stone last year. The reason is that I spent a lot of cash moneys on ski stuff and my current bike and I can't afford to build it up properly and it's a shame to keep it in a box. All of the info and the photos are from Hilary's original listing. I bought the frame for £210.

** I am asking for 160 pound sterlings including shipping **(it's in Edinburgh). PMs, no dibs. Donation to the forum included!

TOWNSEND of REDDITCH TT FRAME c1976 Spectacular head tube cutouts
Seat Tube (ctt): 22.5in (57cm)
Top Tube (ctc): 22in (56cm)
Rear dropout width: 122mm
Wheel size: 700C
Brake drop with 700C/Sprint wheel: 50mm
Frame Tubing: Reynolds 531 double butted
Seatpost size: 27.2mm
*In the 1970s the the time trial fashion gurus followed the likes of Alf Engers who drilled out his components and used frames with odd cutouts in the tubing combined with very short wheelbase and steep frame angles. This frame dates from that time and was originally sold by Townsends of Redditch - they did not make their own frames but commisioned framebuilders to build frames for them - many were special orders. There cannot be many more special than this one - just take a look ay the slots in the head tube - these are cut through the head tube - the yellow you see is just a plastic sleeve inside... The lugs are also drilled and as was common in the 70s very short track style rear facing dropouts with a gear hanger were used so that the rear wheel could be positioned as close as possible to the seat tube... The fork offset is so little that barspins are possible. This is one very special frame that comes complete with black Tange headset. This is one really spectacular frame - its possible that it was built by Barry Chick who built Engers’ frames or possibly Dave Russell who built a number of frames in the 70s with slotted head tubes. HS*

have a BUMP, this is lovely and i'm trying to talk myself out of buying it.

Same. Saw it first time around. Too small.

A little too big for me. Sigh. drool

it barspins!

fuck it... PM'd !!

Sireeeeeennnnnn!

it barspins!

I'm almost sure it backflips and frontflips as well!!!

This beauty is still up for sale! Get yourself a good frame!

would be interested if still available in a week

still on the market chaps

I just wish this was a couple of centimetres bigger. Arse.

I wish it were just a couple smaller :)

Still selling!!! Come on guys steel is real!

Price Drop!!! £150

Somebody buy this sweet frame. I'm simply the wrong shape for it, or I'd snap it up.

Still looking for a buyer

Madness that this hasn't sold yet.. Maybe stick it on the tt forum? Could imagine this going down well over there.

Deserves building up and being drilliummed out of it's mind..

pm'd

take it that this went?