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For Sale: Viscount Grand Sport fixed gear road bike size 24"/Large
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Here I have a nice vintage Viscount Grand Sport fixed gear road bike. I've only recently bought it planning to use it as a training bike over the winter, but made a bit of a goof seeing as I had assumed it was just an ordinary freewheel single speed bike- as I understood most of them were :( - but it turned out to be a fixed set-up which isn't at all my thing! Anyway, I understand that lots of people do get on with these bikes, so it's up for grabs. Despite being a vintage (70s?) bike, it's still in good condition- no dents in the frame, scratches have been carefully touched up and there's little wear to chain/gears and wheels are true with minimal brake wear. Mechanically, everything's in good order- all bearings are smooth with no play and the brake still grabs nicely. Being a fixed gear bike there's considerably little weight to it- especially as the frame is (apparently) built from 'aerospace' tubing, and (original?) alloy wheels help things along. Seems to be as light as 531 from my experience- in the hand I reckon it around 20lbs, even considering its large/approx 24" size.
If you're interested please privatemessage me and I will reply asap
NB I will be able to post, but in the UK only. If you want to go ahead with this, packaged weight is approx 10kgs, so it'll be a bit pricey. Probably best to collect from my home in SE London, as it will also be a fair bit dismanted if it does get packaged up.
There are so many overpriced vintage fixed gear bikes out there, so I thought I'd let this one go at £70 (I did buy it for a snip, I have to say)no offers! I've also advertised it elsewhere so I may close the sale down anytime. 07927 501851- texts preferred, as I have a feeling private messages may reach me too late ;)