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• F. S Chrome Storm 415 pro spd workboot (bnib)

  in Components and clothing • 8 years

  

  I'll take them for £120. Already got a non SPD pair. Agree though, Chrome are awful for customer service.

• 1940s French Terrot cycle vintage bike

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 8 years

  

  Still available? I'm based in N1 (Angel / King's Cross). Able to collect early Jan.

• Beautiful like new Gazelle Champion Mondial 89' NOS condition, only used 106 miles. 56cm £250

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 8 years

  

  Stunning. What do you presume shipping to London would cost?

• 62cm 1984 Raleigh Sirocco (frame repaired) complete OR frame/fork *For Sale / Trade*

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• 62cm 1984 Raleigh Sirocco (frame repaired) complete OR frame/fork *For Sale / Trade*

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 8 years

  

  Yep, Wenlock going strong. Brilliant pub.

• 62cm 1984 Raleigh Sirocco (frame repaired) complete OR frame/fork *For Sale / Trade*

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 8 years

  

  Cheers for the realistic advice, I don't normally go near road frames. Will revise expectations, but ideally I'm after a like for like trade first and foremost.

• 62cm 1984 Raleigh Sirocco (frame repaired) complete OR frame/fork *For Sale / Trade*

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 8 years

  

  Hi All, first time poster, recommended posting here by a fellow mechanic.

  I've come across a 1984 Raleigh Sirocco on one of my jobs at a housing agency. It's a competition standard racer frame in Reynolds 501 with Suntour and Weinmann components (full specs and catalogue).

  It was due to go in the skip as it had been left without a front wheel by a former resident on an estate in Marylebone. In removing it, the idiot estate team bolt cropped one of the seat stays. Useless!

  I couldn't let this beautiful vintage bike get skipped so i asked to buy it. I've since had the frame repaired by Cam at Romance Cycles in Lewisham with a new stay, keeping the original drop out:

  Before returning to me to protect the bare frame, a basic primer coat has been put on:

  The bike's been reassembled with a new period appropriate front wheel, and i've put a pair of cheap Conti 700 x 23 tyres on.

  The reason I am posting this for sale or trade is because the frame is way too large for me. It's a 62cm, and i'm 180cm / 5' 10".

  I'm looking either for a like-for-like barter / trade of frame and forks for a 56cm 501 frame of the same era (ideally the same frame), or i'm willing to part with the whole bike for £160 ONO*.

  Condition wise, there's a bit of minor paintwork damage, some small rust patches on the chrome and pitting on the aluminium rear rim, and it definitely needs a check on the spoke tension. Apart from that it runs fine, has been serviced, and is only missing a recessed bolt for the rear brake.

  If you want reassurance that i'm legit, you can find details on me at cyclelondon.org

  More details:
  1984 Raleigh Catalogue
  1984 Spec chart

  *Revised from £300.