Talbot Steel Disc Road Bike SRAM Zipp 55cm

Talbot Steel Disc Road Bike SRAM Zipp.

£2600...2400...2300

This has been my summer bike for three years. Bought second-hand 'on here' of course, was stripped and re-built.

It was custom made in South London, later converted by Matt to a disc frame, with a new fork and the fanciest ever paint job. As you all probably know, Matt went on to build expensive frames for Isen Frameworks. Stuff went wrong after this, but that doesn't detract from this bike. You won't be seeing lots of them I guess.

The Good:
Crystal palace radiomast on the head tube!
Modern 'compact' 12 speed electronic groupset with hydraulic brakes (silent!).
Force AXS 172.5mm cranks, 46/33, 10-28.
The most bling wheels, Zipp 202 NSW, in perfect condition, with dimples and Cognition hubs. Tubeless taped, tubes in for now.
Geometry for a keen cyclist (I'm 178cm) somewhere between 'race' and 'endurance'.
Columbus Futura carbon fork.
Chris King headset.
English BSA BB.
8.85kg as pictured.

The less good:
QR at the back. Most wheels still have QR adaptors. It's spaced properly for this now. Swopping between wheels might not be quite as easy as thru-axle though.
Some paint chips (but no rust, I've not used it in winter). Some scuffs in the groupset
Tight clearance with the seat tube, max 25mm tyres, Maybe 28mm depending on the wheels. Keeps it feeling snappy!
External hydraulic hose route along frame, internal through fork.
No fitting for mechanical or di2. SRAM 4ever.

Price without wheels perhaps negotiable, I guess a lot of the value is in the wheels.
Not including bottle cages and pump mount as I'd like to keep them.
Includes Fizik Arione R3 saddle, Cinelli bar and stem, no-name carbon seatpost.

I now live in York, travelling to Oxford this weekend however, and potentially could meet in a London station on Sunday 23rd.

Thanks for looking. Would be pleased to make forum donation if sells.

More photos:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/K1Yv8fR9dFmmUUyF8

Pics...hopefully.

2 Attachments

Price drop to £2400. Can bring to North London 2nd September. Thanks for looking.

Would be keen on the shifters and calipers if you split

Possibly, but would need someone to take the frame first.

If it comes to a split I'd be interested in the wheels pending price and you having the rear thru-axle end caps.

How much without the wheels?

So I would guess £800 for the wheels and £1600 for everything else.
Yes I have all the end-caps, and I think a little bottle of special 'cognition' grease!
Thanks.

Further price drop to £2300 complete bike, £1500 without wheels.
Includes a SRAM battery charger and two batteries of course.

Not a lot of love for this, guess a bit niche?
Found the box for the groupset, included. Used Force AXS seems to go for about £800, so I may split and keep the frame for another day.

1 Attachment

Tight clearance with the seat tube, max 25mm tyres, Maybe 28mm depending on the wheels
No fitting for mechanical or di2. SRAM 4ever.

It’s a lovey looking bike but the above has to limit potential buyers quite significantly.

Agreed
You won’t find too many people who want 28c max max
A lot of road frames now days are stock with 32 clearance
Lovely bike tho

Yeah I would probably keep it if it had more clearance. Also running this with 30mm, but pink bikes are more fun. Thanks.

1 Attachment

Bump to 2250 as I'm driving to North London tomorrow and could bring with.