For Sale: Brian Rourke Pursuit, Basso Gap, Mavic pursuit bars, Cinelli 2a, Campag Record, Vento

I really love this frame, and would much rather not have to sell it, but I'm afraid I can't really justify it to myself.

1994 Brian Rourke Pursuit
Top tube - 56cm c-c
Seat tube - 59cm c-t
Reynolds 731os race
£sold

This frame has raced in the GB pursuit team at Manchester over the winter of 94/95 and was custom ordered from Rourke in September 1994. It was raced for about a year in total, remaining in dry storage until now.

IMG_0158 by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

The frame has track ends, with a rear derailleur hanger, so can be used fixed or geared. 700c front and back. 27.2 seatpost. There is a very small ding on the top tube, which I think I have taken pictures of. No HS/BB unless you really twist my arm. More pictures available on my flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/96153270@N00/

1995 Basso Gap
Top tube - 56 c-c
Seat tube - 57cm c-c, 58 c-t
Basso Superlight tubing

From what I can gather Basso Superlight tubing is very similar to 90s Columbus SLX, I am told Columbus had stopped producing tubing so Basso just used old stock.

Basso gap superlight with wheels by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

This frame has been been dry stored for a very long time, but some of the paint on the fork crown has chipped away, and there is a bit of surface rust there, as well as some on the right chain stay, on the brake bridge, and on the front mech braze on. Apart from those chips, the rest of the paint is in pretty good nick, very few actual scratches and no dings. Basso dropouts. Tight clearances. 27.2 seatpost, Italian BB. More pictures of the frame here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/96153270@N00/

£100 --- Fifteen quid off if you pick it up before Sunday the 9th.

Mavic pursuit bars - £45 - more photographs of cable routing on my flickr, paint has come away slightly on the horizontal section

Mavic pursuit bars by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

Cinelli 2a stem 120mm - excellent condition - repriced accordingly - £50 - currently without bolt to secure bars but I will pick up a replacement very soon.

Cinelli 2a stem by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

Shimano 105 brake levers, £17 ---> Now £15

Shimano 105 brake levers by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

Posh shimano front mech, decent. £5 --> £4

Posh Shimano braze on front by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

105 front mech, decent still pretty shiny. £3 ---> Now 2.50

105 mech by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

SPDs, still a bit rusty but nothing WD40 wouldn't take off, some play in one of the pedals. £8 ---> Now £5 ---> Now £4.50

Budget SPDS by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

San Marco Rolls, with the ugly top stitching on the top. Scuffing on both back ends. £12 ---> now £10

Rolls by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

Quick releases, unmatched pair, one is Shimano, the other I can't recall. £3

QR s by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

2x 700c x 35c tyres, complete with tubes, one is a generic raleigh, bit worn, the other is a excellent condition Michelin city puncture protection tyre, perfect for touring/commuting. £8 for both including tubes ---> Now £5

Michelin city tyres 35c puncture protection & generic raleigh tyre by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

Shimano (I think) 7 speed freewheel. £8 ---> now £6. Can give you the 22'' wheel for free too if you like. Now £5

Campagnolo Vento rear wheel, no freewheel, skewers, tyre or tube. Really nice wheel this, beautiful bladed spokes. Logos in pretty good nick as in the pictures, though can take more if needed. £80 --> Now £75

Buckled Campagnolo Vento front wheel, I'll take offers for this. The hub is still beautiful and running smoothly. The rim is buckled, there is a large ding on one side. Good for hub and spoke spares, also probably possible to bend the rim back with some effort.

Crashed vento front by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

Mirage Crankset 172.5, pretty nice, picture says it all really, minor heel rub. Teeth maybe a tiny bit worn. £30 ---> Now £28 -> Now £25

Mirage crankset 172.5 by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

Campag Record rear mech - £35 - Unfortunately one of the adjuster screws has been rounded off.

Rounded out screw by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

Campag Record Crank set, 53/42 (53 campag, 42 stronglight) - £50 ---> Now £45

Record crankset by Laurie_a1, on Flickr

All items based in Finsbury park, pick up preferred. If you think the pricing is off please let me know. If you fancy an exchange I'm after a cycle computer.

Cinelli 2a stem 120mm - excellent condition - £90
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If you think the pricing is off please let me know.

This seems rather costly to me, no? The last sale thread with a 120mm 2A sold for £35. There was also a 100mm one sold here recently for €60.

Hi Jonny, you're totally right, I had put it at ninety because the condition was so immaculate, considering this do you think £80 would be fairer or still too expensive?

Laurence

I'll take the sit up and beg bars :)

can you just confirm clamp size and width?

I'll take the sit up and beg bars :)

can you just confirm clamp size and width?

Hi there!

The width seems to be 60cm. Can I measure the clamp size with a ruler? If so it seems to be around 2.5 cm. Apologies for my ignorance.

laurence

that's fine, sounds like 25.4mm then

PM me your address and phone number, I live in Highbury so could come by shortly?

PM'd

you're totally right, I had put it at ninety because the condition was so immaculate, considering this do you think £80 would be fairer or still too expensive

Well personally it still feels costly given the two that last sold here were [STRIKE]£40[/STRIKE]/£35 and €60. Perhaps yours is in better condition but around double the price better condition?

Relatedly, the photos of the stem seems to suggest there's a big score in the stem from the headset?

Hi again Jonny,

Yep, I totally see where you're coming from, I was also basing the price on the seemingly incredible rarity of these stems. I'll have a look around and see how much a few of them have sold for in the past to give a better impression of it's worth. Apologies for putting a price up without fully doing my research. And yep, there's a score in the stem, which I think will be impossible to remove, but as it is one centimetre above the minimum insert, I didn't think this would be too much of a problem.

Sorry if you feel like I'm being inconsistent Jonny,

Thanks,

Laurence

Vento rear back on sale

Price drops on parts

Basso provisionally sold.

Shimano 600 headset provisionally sold

Hi if the 600 dun sell.ill takw it with the concor
Leme know via pm thanks

I am interested in the bike, where would pickup be?

Cheers

fancy posting the tyres? I am happy cover costs also I have a basic wired Bell cycle computer if you want to sweeten the deal.

Replied to all via PM, though evilradish I'm afraid there was no PM option, perhaps because you are new to the forum? So I sent you over a visitor message.

Apologies for the delayed replies to all!

P.s Concor sold. Rolls provisionally sold. Basso back on sale again as the forum member who agreed to purchase it hasn't got back to me.

40 euro posted plus postage to ireland for the vento?

that Rourke is beautiful...I'm pretty tempted

What speed are the ergos?

that rourke is stunning! will have to do some money mining to find the cash

Hi there DancefloorTerrorist,

I'm pretty sure the mirage groupset was an 8/9sp one, I think it will work with either, though I must confess I'm not 100% sure.

JBak, thanks for your kind words, yes it truly is beautiful, still immaculate, such a shame to have to part with it.

Laurence

Hi, I don't think the Rourke is a pursuit frame.

It looks like a time trial frame to me.

I don't think they'd let you take a frame with braze-ons and shifter bosses onto the velodrome in Manchester and I think at a national level they probably wouldn't need a frame they could use for time trials or on a track. they could probably stretch to two bikes.