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@walm
It is with much regret that I am selling my first build/love.
As per the spec below you can see it cost me > £600 but the one-off special LFGSS discount is c.50%!!!
(Or rather the tax on my ridiculous colour-scheme and poor choice of components is 50%...)
Built with brand new components (except the eBay fork).
I have ridden many thousands of miles on this wonderful looking machine - beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
The bike is exactly as in the photo except I swapped the bone-shaker fork for a more reasonable carbon one (Felt), it no longer has the bottle holder on the seat-post but has one strapped to the down tube.
I added some tag-nut things and unfortunately ground out the lovely golden left-hand crank arm which I replaced with a silver one.
I am 6ft with a 34in inside leg and this suits me very well.
Obviously I have gone through a few components over the miles, the tyres have <1,000 miles on them, the chain has plenty of life and this is probably my second or third UN54 BB.
Spec:
56cm VISP frame in matt black - £150.
Felt carbon fork - £50.
Miche Primato Advanced 165mm 48T gold crankset - £100.
Halo Aero-rage wheelset - £150.
Dia Compe BRS 100 (short drop) brakes front & rear - £50.
Cane Creek 200TT brake levers - £25.
SPDs - £25.
Eigthinch bullhorn handlebars - £25.
Charge Spoon saddle - £25.
Conti gatorskins 23mm - well worn, but plenty of life - no skid patches - £50.
Flip-flop fixed-fixed rear wheel with 16T and 17T sprockets, I think.
Half-link chain.
Custom designed gold "AYHSMB" sticker - priceless (will come off, I am sure).
Total >£600.
Asking £350. Let me know if this is outrageously over-priced.
I can deliver anywhere in Central London or Petersfield area.
I am only selling because I have moved to the middle of the South Downs and despite thighs of steel I can't go more than 1 mile from my house without getting off and walking.
Please note that I strongly recommend not using the front brake unless you have your arse further back than the rear hub.
