FS: Walvale track/fixed

I've finally accepted that my frame is too big for me and in order to finance a new custom frame, I'm considering selling my bike. I did consider splitting it up and selling the parts on ebay, but I'd rather sell it whole.

Frame: Walvale Track 22inch C--to-C Seattube. Takes 26.8mm seatposts, Reynolds 531?
Fork: Condor Reynolds Steel road fork
Headset: Campagnolo Chorus, less than 1 year old.
BB: Miche Primato, less than 3 months.
Cranks Sugino 75 172.5mm, with Sugino Zen 51t chainring (good condition)
Chain HKK NJS. Strong, hard wearing and much much more silent than the Izumi's.
Pedals: Time RXS. Fully adjustable version.
Wheels: Campagnolo Record 28h large flange, laced to Mavic CXP30 tubular rims. Continental 22mm Competition Tubulars. Front tub got plenty of wear left in it, rear is looking at little tired, but is still good. Miche casette/sprocket system makes it easy to change sprockets. I got a 15t, 16t & 18 tsprocket (I think) coming with the bike.
Seatpin : Campagnolo 'aero' 26.8mm.
Saddle Selle Italia Flite Titanium.
Stem: 3TT Mutant quill stem. No longer made!.
Bars: Nitto bullhorns.
Front brake: Shimano Sora (Yes, it's a Sora, but it works)
Brake lever: Tektro 2.0, currently mounted on left side.

The frame was built by Norman Roberts at Walvale and was supposedly built for Stephen Geoff. It's straight and true, stiff but rides reasonably nicely for a track frame.
I've had it about 2 years and used it for commuting, a bit of training and a couple of hops to Herne Hill.
It's been stored indoors, both at home and at work.
I'm looking at £450, which I think is reasonable for the components it got and it can either be collected in N1/Central London or posted at cost.

Whisper me for further contact details, if you're interested.

Jakob

Thats nice of you - looks like a good deal for the right person! bling hubs, bling cranks, bliiiing. £$euro

your bike is nice, if i had 450 shnapps i'd buy it. i don't though, i just built a bike.

Nice bike, although it doesn't look too big for you. Maybe try a shorter stem or drops and hoods instead of bullhorns if you feel too stretched out.

nice bike there. very nice. poor man here. very sad.

This might not be for sale after all, as it appears the waiting time at Kalavinka has increased dramatically!. Not sure I can live without a bike for 8 months.

i suspected jacob that the walvale isn't really too big after all, but the yearning for some new steel/steed was getting the better of you.

the Walvale is nice dude - and as a general note better to have the new ride arrive before letting the old one go. poor old Kowalski really suffered whilst waiting for his Witcomb

The Walvale is too big for me. I can just about stand over it. 22inch is about ok on a roadbike, but with the raised BB, it's marginal.
I can accomodate it, but it's marginal.
Plan was to sell of the Walvale and have the new frame built over winter/spring, ready for the summer. I don't have 600 squid I can put up front for that, but by selling off the Walvale it could have worked...except that the waiting time at Kalavinka has apparantly increased (I'm waiting for confirmation on this).
Alternative is a cheap hack while I wait. I got the majority of the components, but most of them are too nice to be put on a hackbike.

Jakob

jaydubya speaks the truth!

Defo don't sell yer bike to finance one that may take ages to arrive. Or not at all.

With most custom builds you drop a deposit on the builder and pay the balance on completion. Best to offer yer steed for sale when the builder confirms a date for yer new frame.

sorry to remind you of the hurt kowalski. hope all is cool with the new ride dude.

Cheers, j.

The CONdor, although bought in haste, has proven remarkably good.

Four months off the road has done nothing for my personal fitness, however.

Jakob The Walvale is too big for me. I can just about stand over it. 22inch is about ok on a roadbike, but with the raised BB, it's marginal.
I can accomodate it, but it's marginal.

But sizing isn't about standover, it's about saddle, pedals and bar positions and hopw they relate. Yours look fine. Track bikes all have higher BBs and less standover. A smaller frame will give you a bigger saddle - bar drop which might not be practical for road riding and might not fit you well. Of course, a new Kalavinka would be very nice so I understand your quandry!

Looks like the order book has been closed again.

kowalski Looks like the order book has been closed again.

I've never seen it open, but I was talking to them earlier in the year and they would accomodate me, as long as I was willing to wait...8 months, however, is a very long time.
My alternative was to use Robin Mather, but he also got 9 months+ waiting list now..

Talk to velocity boy. I believe he's on the Mather waiting list.

There's plenty of nice NJS frames available used at sensible money.