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Bought this from peter v in september 2010, and have ridden it pretty much everyday since then. Whoever owned it before me decided they'd rather it be a pinarello. Apologies for the crappy photos, the phone camera lens is pretty scratched. Click the picture for more:
58cm ST ctc, 60 cm ctt and 58cm TT. 26.8mm seat tube, english bottom bracket. Nervex lugs and seriously light columbus tubing, probably around the same weight as SL but I'm not entirely sure.
There are however some issues with the frame that will be reflected in the price:
1) Within a week of owning the frame I noticed I'd put a dent in the chainstay. The q factor wasn't large enough with the 106mm bb I was using at the time. It's had a bit of a botch repair, filled the dent in with solder, and I've been riding it like that for almost 2 years with no issue, and wuld continue to had I not just bought another frame.
If thats not to your liking mercian charge £65 for a single chain stay, but you can probably get it done cheaper elsewhere.
2) The recess brake bolt is seized in the forks, there seems to be a bit of rust preventing it from being removed. Probably very easy to sort out, but I can't be bothered at the moment.
Bearing these issues in mind the frame is for sale at £160 without bb, or £175 with bb (campag centaur). I can throw in a seat tube for an extra £5 as well. Make me a offer if you think the price is unreasonable, I paid considerably more than this.