fast tourer? audax??

Posted on Thu 2nd, February 2023

• #1

lt
F.W. Evans, 531

I bought this a little while back in the midst of an ill-judged "maybe I just need a normal road bike to, like, ride around on the roads on" phase. It's a pretty traditional 56cm/22" c/c geometry, which for some reason I thought would fit me at 6'1"ish. It does not.

Plenty of, ahem, patina, but no dings or dents and mechanically its great - the gears and brakes work as they should, v recent chain + cables, the bb and wheel bearings are nice and smooth. It's got quite a short stem on it at the moment, friction shifting, schwalbe marathons, wheels are 700c so tyre options are good.

It's a nicely constructed, relatively lightweight bike that rides sweetly.

I'm in Camberwell, and I'd like £180 for it please.

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lt
some more photos

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lt
and some more

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• #4

boomboom

nice that, and good price. glws
• #5

midlife

Smart, would be called a demi course in my day......light / fast tourer
• #6

Ludd

I feel the need to chip in and say that I have one of these and it is a real joy to ride - not as stodgy as a serious tourer, so quite a lot of fun for up hill and down dale, and weaving through London traffic (which is now how I use mine). Possibly built by Nigel Dean? Mine came with XT hubs on campag rims, and an XT 7x3 groupset.
• #7

lt in reply to @midlife

thanks, will add to the title
• #8

lt

This is now sold.

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