For Sale: Ron Cooper Reynolds 653 / Campagnolo 9 Speed

Ron Cooper Reynolds 653 frame and forks
top tube 55 cm c-c
seat tube 53 cm c-c
head tube 14 cm

Campagnolo Daytona Ergopower 9 Speed shifters
Campagnolo Daytona 53/39 chainset, 172.5 mm
Campagnolo Record front derailleur
Campagnolo Daytona 9 Speed rear derailleur
Campagnolo 12-23 cassette
Campagnolo Chorus brakes
Zenith shallow 'Italian' drop handlebar, 43 cm c-c, 25.4 mm clamp
90 mm stem, 25.4 mm clamp
Stronglight headset
San Marco Rolls saddle
Rino Leader seatpost
Mavic Open Pro rims
Ambrosio hubs
Sapim spokes
Wheels built by Harry Rowland

Frame has a few scratches, but there's no rust and its's in otherwise good condition.
I bought this bicycle a year ago on eBay having wanted a Ron Cooper since I was a kid. It’s a beautiful thing but as it is, it's just a bit too long for me. I'm in two minds as to whether to spend a bit more on it to try and get it to fit, but I thought I'd see if anyone here is interested first.

£700, bike is in Camberwell, near Ruskin Park.

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Is that what this sort of bike is worth? I have a very similar build but Mercian Audax that I was going to put up for sale, probably will ask more than the 300 I wanted last week

PS What do you call it when the top tube is dropped like that?

You might want to think about £700 for the frame alone - you can't get one of these built any more - Ron died in 2012

I know Ron's history, but I paid £700 for it and I'm happy to get back what I paid.

I'm not really sure exactly what it's worth, but I paid £700 for it, and [Ron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Cooper_(bicycle_framebuilder)'s a legendary figure in frame building.

I guess the extended head tube enables a slightly more upright position.

Some more photos:

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Free bump from a proud Ron Cooper owner. GLWS. :)

£650