For Sale: Vintage frames/wheels. track + road, lovely stuff.

Price Drop
HOBBS OF BARBICAN BLUE RIBAND F+F. 58cm
early 50s, story goes that Hobbs started shutting down and outsourcing their cheaper models, hence this frame has nervex lugs rather than the older wave lugs that can be seen on the nicer ones (please speak up if this is all balls, its just what I can gather from research).. nevertheless, its a lovely frame, undoubtably 531, but I didnt get a new sticker when I restored it from original (I think) paint.

58cm square, finished in midnight blue and purple flam, with gold lug lining and correct transfers. few chips to the tt and chainstays, but could be touched up very easily, and is overall in very good nick.

£160 F+F with period headset (TDC I think, little corroded, but works)
£190 with Bayliss Wiley BB and Williams cottered chainset pictured.

OR trade/part ex for 60cm road frame from same period, preferably something interesting...

Lovely frames mate.

Cheers, sad to see them go, but sick of not riding anything but my beater cause they dont fit...

make offers if you must..

that purple frames a beaut

Hi Ernest im on broadway market would love to have a look at the bikes if you are around now?

cant seem to PM you, gimme a bell...

cheers.

No hyperbole here!...lovely frames particularly the 'Mercian'

what the freak is that stem on the mercian, its sweeet

In a shocking turn of events, Robin Lake turned up and looted the place, buying not only the carlton, but also the track frame, for his missus!

lucky lady.

stem on the mercian is an adjustable titan track stem, and like a child to me.

^^^where can i get one?......i need one in my life all of a sudden!

it came up on ebay one time and I spent waay too much on it, NO REGRETS.

right, thread updated, just the Hobbs left. could do with getting rid of this soon, so any offers will be tentatively listened to...

PRICE DROP - £160 for the Hobbs F+F...

£155... includes period birmalux seatpost...