Omega Teknobike small 49cm Ultegra groupset Reynolds 653 SOLD

Here we have a dinky Omega Teknobike for sale. As well as the bike's sizing being on the v small side, the styling is also unusual- certainly not for the introverted in it's loud and proud dayglow yellow typical 90's paint job. Nice features on the frame include perfectly done fillet brazed lugless welds with shot-in seat stays, fancy webbed reinforcement to the bottom bracket shell and pantographing to the rear brake bridge. The frame isn't badged to indicate what the tubing is, but other ads I've seen for the Teknobike tell that it's Reynolds 653, and the bike's feather light weight would seem to confirm this. Omega frames were built by Mark Riley now of Enigma bikes fame.

Seat tube measures 49cm centre to top, top tube 50cm c-to-c. Dropout spacing is 126mm. Despite the v small frame size, wheel size is still the standard 700c.

The paintwork is far from perfect with a good many chips and scratches around the frame- with the most noticeable of these in two large patches on the centres of each of the seat stays from where I believe someone had carelessly fitted something like mudguard strut clamps. I have carefully touched up the damage and overall the bike is still nicely presentable. Besides this, it's in all round good condition, straight and fine, and there is no rust or dents on the frame.

Spec:
Forks: Bianchi carbon
Groupset: Shimano Ultegra 6500 9 speed (brakes, chainset, bottom bracket, front and rear mechs, STI levers and front hub only, the rest below)
Headset: Ritchey Logic
Wheels: Mavic CXP30 deep section light gold ano rims on Ultegra and Shimano 600 hubs
Pedals: MKS GR9 Platform pedals
Seatpost: Charge
Saddle: WTB SST-X
Stem: Ritchey
Handlebars: ITM Super Racing, 38cm width
Tyres: Michelin Pro Race 23c
Chain: new SRAM
Cassette: SRAM
Bar Tape: new 3T

All round a really nice piece of British 90's steel with a lovely responsive ride. I've fully serviced the bike and everything's set up properly. All parts show minimum wear and cosmetically are very good besides slight rubbing/fading of decals here and there (and the Mavic rims have been de-stickered).

£200
I'll make a forum donation if it sells here, otherwise off to evilbay:) And I'm not prepared to split the bike, sorry:)
Collection from Hendon (NW4), or I can post at cost.

Bumpums. Now £190.

Very nice and yellow is supposed to be the best colour as car drivers see yellow most clearly....based on a car insurance report that stated yellow cars get involved in least crashes.

Mark Reilly did indeed help start up Enigma but he now has his own company based in Brighton called Reilly Cycleworks......Smashing guy.....whoever buys this bike won't be disappointed at a very bargainous price....GLWS.

Thanks for your input. Nice to hear about what you say about the frame's colour. I'm thinking that this bike could we be used for some leg-breaking racing again, so will naturally increase the likelihood of accidents, so the paint may well offset this a little:)
And thanks for the heads-up about the Omega chap. Whoever he's with now, I'm sure that they're/he's still making excellent frames (like the droolworthy Enigma titan-iummy ones) still. But, from a more practical point of view, now it's known where he's based exactly, the new owner can now easily have the opportunity to find out some details on the frame ie whether it was a custom build, confirm what tubing was used, what builder built it if it wasn't Mark etc.

New price drop: now £180. I may just offer this up to the Retrobike chaps if there's nothing doing here over the weekend.

Dibs

Bike SOLD:)
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