For Sale: Trevor Jarvis Lo-Pro frame

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I've got a fairly rare Trevor Jarvis small lo-pro frameset built for 700c rear, 24" front.
More pictures here - https://plus.google.com/photos/112787238919327245691/albums/5709480377236256385

The most significant point to note is that it's in need of repair.
The lovely fastback seatstays have started to come away from the seat cluster - see this picture - but it should be an inexpensive repair to just re-braze.

I wrote to Trevor recently and he confirmed that he had indeed built it himself, but wasn't sure of the details as it has no frame number, just the pantographed B.N on the rear brake bridge, which he tells me were the original owner's initials.

It's a nice combination of lugs and fillet brazing made of Reynolds 531 with Columbus dropouts. It comes complete with beautiful C-Record era Campag Chorus headset, which I've just re-greased and is running smoothly (and worth a bit by itself). The phone pictures don't quite get it, but the paint is actually a slightly faded deep pinkish/red pearl with a number of scratches, chips, some loss around the dropouts and crude touch-ups by a previous owner - including filled internal-cable-routing-holes in the top tube. I've tried to show most of this but the camera's not great.

Seat tube 505mm C-T
Top tube 535mm C-C (actual) - got no idea what the virtual would be I'm afraid. Judging from when I had this half built up, I'd suggest this would be suitable for someone between 5'4" - 5'10" tall (and probably smaller, but I'd say definitely not bigger)

126mm rear spacing, so can comfortably fit both track and modern road hubs, depending on how you wanted to build it. Has allen-key recesses for moden brakes and braze-ons for front mech; down-tube cable stops/shifters; under BB cable routing and one bottle. Takes a 27.2mm seatpost and British-threaded bottom bracket.

£OFFERS collected from Turnpike Lane, N8.

I would have expected Trevor to Offer to repair it

Yeah, he would probably be happy to do the repair, I just don't have the money to spend on it at the moment.

Its a bute - He makes lovely frames - old school artisan framebuilder.

Very tempted - but in the same boat as you!

This frame is fuck"......"

Im between 5'10 and 5'11 .... do you chaps think this frame would fit me? I really havent a clue when it comes to lo-pro frames, and how they compare to regular sized frames!
Any advice or pointers would be great. Cheers Lucio

I'd say this is probably going to be too small, but there's so much variation in how you might choose to build this up that it's not out of the question either.

I would have thought 5'10 would already be pushing the maximum height for this size, but it really depends on what you would do with it.

Also, I don't have a 24" front wheel anymore, but here's a picture to give you a rough idea of the geometry.

I've no connection with the seller, but I live near Trevor, and I am in London most weekends. So if someone bought it, and wanted Trevor to fix it, I would be happy to take it from West London, to Trevor and back again, for free.

seen this in the flesh.

really lovely frame!

nice looking frame!!

Thanks FreeBornAde, that's a really generous offer!

Thanks FreeBornAde, that's a really generous offer!

Happy to help ! I imagine it'll be an easy fix. The offer stands if anyone buys the frame.

If i could just work out how/when i could get it from N8, over west to repair, then back east, id take this straight off your hands...

Worked it out, dibs!

Provisionally sold to mrhudson

Thanks for your help bro!
I'm still thinking about it! Wanna do a bit of research before commuting! But lovely frame ( needless to say)

Un-dibs unfortunately. After speaking to Jeremy at tj cycles, the stays as fubar'd and would need fully replacing. They are also not taking on any repair work as they're super busy, so freeborneade's offer is no good. Very kind, but no good.

Oh dear oh dear, thanks for looking into it Tom.

Given that, I'm open to offers...

Oh dear oh dear, thanks for looking into it Tom.

Given that, I'm open to offers...

No worries, it would have been a beauty when repaired. Unfortunately the bill was a bit too steep for me...