For Sale: Graham Weigh 853 fixed ratty Conversion by built Paul Donohue

Graham Weigh Reynolds 853 built by Paul Donohue.

Fixed conversion.

I bought this on the forum about 6 months ago from North London Light and I've changed a few bits around since.

So to give you the low down:

first the negative, the headset is a bit loose, by that I mean quite fast from side to side but it is always steady and smooth. I've never had any problems with it but in the aim of being transparent there you go.

Negatives over, on to the positves..

This is one of the funnest bikes I've ever ridden, it's seriously light, and just moves great.

Built from Reynolds 853 millennium tubing.
Very interesting selection of tubing both oval and octaganal.
Carbon Forks, - drilled.
120mm stem
400mm sest post
Risers - taped
Shimano track chainset - edit - having taken it off the bike I have noticed it is a coverted road set, but the arms are 165mm so good for track or those who prefer a shorter crank. Also it has a stronglight 48t chain ring in good condition on it.

Izumi chain
Brick Lane Bikes rear wheel, unmachined
Mavic Cosmos front wheel
Selle Italia gel saddle

You can probably tell from the set up that I have been going riding with quite a lot of seat post showing. I'm 6.1 and I've had to finally admit it's probably a little small for me. That being said it's not far off being a great ride, in a sort of sat up town friendly position, so I suppose if you want to really get down onto it, you'd proably not want to be super tall, but it you're riding around town I think it would be friendly to any one up to about 6ft.

The frame is a compact geo as far as I can tell..
It's 49 ctt seat tube
51 ctc top tube..

I'll miss it, but I've bought another Graham Weigh that's more my size so it's not all bad.

**Bike has now been split
Frame, fork, headset - £150 > 145 - on hold for potential buyer

Wheels - £70 > 65 - rear removed from sale.

BB and chainset - £50 > 45

bars and stem £15

cog 16t £5**

dibs f+f if you want to split pending price...

cool, you've got first dibs if I split, but i'll give it a chance to go in one first..

Any pics of you riding it?

6ft1 on a 51cm frame sounds like fun!

Shit you found a picture of me on my saturday bike!
Actually you have raised a bloody good point I haven't taken a picture of myself on this bike.. this weekend I will imortalise the time that we have spent together in tiny little pixles and show the world that long bodied tall people can fit on small bikes..

It's like the new t rex thing, dont hate me coz i got a long body compared to my normal sized arms...

today has hardly been a great day for taking the bike out but here's one that shows that at 6ft1, the bike is comfortable to ride...

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8029/7963690468_5c519202ed_o.jpg

shit Tommmmmmm you gotta stop find these pictures of me...

Wow that is a tiny bike for someone of your size.

Wow that is a tiny bike for someone of your size.

Lol bikefit advice from Jaybeh

Ok so if you buy this bike as well as the current cog (19t) and get a another whole cog absolutely free..

In the unlikely event that this offer does not lead to the sale of my bike in two seconds, I will split tomorrow...

Ok so split time.

Frame, fork, headset - £150> £145

Wheels - £70> £65

BB and chainset - £50> £45

bars and stem £15

cog 16t £5

bump. ^ price reduction

more description on bars please

cut down system ex 25.4

cheap; my size and I need something 853 in my life but sadly cant afford or have space

this should go soon

Love the frame but cant handle the colour

: (

Love the frame but cant handle the colour

: (

The colour is amazing!

Now if you'd said the decals...

every one needs more 853 in their life :-)

I can't believe it still hasn't sold. Crazy, what do people want!?

What's your new Graham Weigh which has replaced it?

Here's me on the new one a few weeks back before I put proper mud guards on it.. The rear stays are so chunky you feel everything but it is super stiff!! the guy I bought it off said it only takes him two minutes longer to climb ventoux on this than his colnago C40.... actually just as I was finishing this ride I got talking to a bloke at the lights who was super stoked to see it, he said he had ridden one in the tour of ireland in 97..

Shorts in this weather! I would have taken this a couple of weeks ago if you'd split earlier, but found something else in the meantime...
GLWS

would love the f+f but have only just joined the site
and need you to post
thanks

North London Light loved the LIVE WRONG sticker looks like.

He also put it on the frame I'm using now :)

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