For Sale: Fort RO:AERO 7005 SANKO Aluminium

For Sale:
Fort RO:AERO 7005 SANKO Aluminium Track Frame
Dedadicci Black Force2 Carbon Fork
-Head Tube for 1" Threadless Steerer/Headset
-English Threaded Bottom Bracket
£95 ONO

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Further Pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88833499@N02/sets/72157631989470173/with/8178988979/

PLEASE READ BELOW

I had this frame listed for sale at £160 about a month ago, and it was snapped up within a matter of hours of being on the forum.

It was then returned to me and i refunded the buyer because he *thought * that the seatpost clamp and been overtightened and was probably cracked.

I argued the entire dispute that it was merely cracked/crazed paint due to slight overtightening, as most would recognise is very familiar in this scenario, and as was the immediate response of forum members to the claims that i had sold him a cracked frame.

I was fed up of seeing this frame sat in the corner of my living room doing nothing but gathering dust so i thought id have a go at exploring a little further into the matter.

First I cleaned the gap between the two sides of the seatpost clamp, and when i had done this it was evident that there was absolutely no damaged paintwork or any signs of cracks at all on the inside.

Second i took a scalpel to the areas of crazed paintwork around the rear of the seatpost clamp and cut a neat 5mmX2mm rectangle of paint away around the area where, if there were, then any cracks would become evident very quickly.

As suspected the paint flaked away without any persuasion and underneath was dull, fresh, un-cracked aluminium alloy.

I'm no expert in metalwork, but i think thats self diagnosis of a pretty structurally sound seatpost clamp whos only ailments would be listed as slight overtightening, an inward bend, mild paint crazing/splitting and some aesthetical flaws for the sake of not wasting a frame to wrong accuations.

Further Pictures:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88833499@N02/sets/72157631989470173/with/8178988979/

Anyway

To reflect the above im selling this for £95 ONO with a set of Carbon Forks

Open to offers so please pm me or send me an email at r(dot)major(at)live(dot)co(dot)uk

Also please don't hesitate to ask any questions you may have

Size?

Well done for having another crack.

Have a bump

size?

58cm I think

I'm tempted Dick! I really don't need it but this is a great price for a rad frame.

Thanks Roy

Yeah it's 65cm, just driving to work atm il post exact sizings later on tonight!

56cm even! Numerical dyslexia!

"60cm Centre Bottom Bracket to Top of Seat Tube, 50cm Centre Bottom Bracket to Centre Top Tube, 58cm Horizontal Top tube Corner to Corner.

I have always ridden a 56cm frame and this fits perfectly"

From last time I posted it

Where abouts are you based...?

Possible dibs, pm on the way.

bargain

Frame provisionally sold!

would you post and does it come with a headset bb or seatpost?

Frame Sold