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The Pearson time trial bike I showed here earlier now has its own thread: http://www.lfgss.com/thread107949.html
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I already have 2 project in the making , but I just had to buy this Pearson (time trial bike?) anyway.
The frame is made by a builder from New Zealand called Pearson, probably in the early 90's. I already contacted Graeme Pearson from Pearson Composites in New Zealand, but he didn't build it: "No, luckily I didn't make that. I think some guy in the south island was making those and mtb's years back." Above the 'Weka' decal it says 'road series' so I am not sure if this frame was actually meant to be built up as a time trial bike. The design seems to be inspired by early mountain bikes.The frame is red anodized, which explains why the welds look rather ugly.
Wheels are 'Elite-Shape' which I believe was a Russian (USSR) company that also made kevlar disc wheels. The wheels look quite fascinating and have seen very little use.
I took the bike apart today and after that I shot a couple of pictures of the frame itself (with the original fork) and with different wheel configurations (box section tubulars, Elite-Shape 5-spoke wheels and Elite-Shape + Juna Moscow disc wheel). What do you think?
You can find more pictures on my Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quality_vintage_bikes/sets/72157633951050993/
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Haven't ridden it yet, as the previous owner did a rather lousy job building the bike up. Cable routing for the FD was done totally wrong and the brake blocks are not carbon specific.
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I already have 2 project in the making , but I just had to buy this Pearson anyway. So far I don't have too much information on the bike, but I am quite fascinated by the way the frame looks.
The frame is made by a builder from New Zealand called Pearson. I already contacted Graeme Pearson from Pearson Composites in New Zealand, but he didn't build it: "No, luckily I didn't make that. I think some guy in the south island was making those and mtb's years back." Above the 'Weka' decal it says 'road series' so I am not sure if this frame was actually meant to be built up as a time trial bike. The design seems to be inspired by early mountain bikes.The frame is red anodized, which explains why the welds look so fugly.
Wheels are 'Elite-Shape' which I believe was a Russian (USSR) company that also made kevlar disc wheels. The wheels look quite fascinating and have seen very little use.
Any more information on the frame(builder) and wheels would be greatly appreciated.
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Those tt-frames are pretty impressive!
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That seat stay does not look safe...
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^stop posting your sold frames everywhere..or at least remove the advert to your bay account...annoying as hell...and still advertisement, wich is against the rules
Sorry about that. Removed the pic.
The logo is just there to prevent fraudulent sellers from using the pics on Ebay, which has happened quite a lot in the past.
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Sold a NOS Tommasini a while back similar to the one in the auction. Craftsmanship was top notch. Definitely something worth spending money on I would say.
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Don't we all?
Edit: I can't stop staring at the picture. He has hair like a lion. Am I gay now?
Same here. Might have something to do with the bike in the background being ugly as hell.
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Not sure if I would call it hidden, but I think this is what you are referring too.
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Very nice high-end budget build! Casati is one of my favourite frame brands. Not a very common name, but they make some of the most amazing stuff.
I sold a Casati Armonia a while back and it was hands down the best looking frame I have ever sold. The way they integrated the cable guides was simply amazing.
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Pretty special Concorde, albeit pretty pricey:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Concorde-58cm-road-frame-from-Mannesmann-tubing-with-TIME-carbon-fibre-forks-/290923362697?pt=UK_Health_Beauty_Fragrances_Women_s_Fragrances_PP&hash=item43bc623989http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?ff3=2&pub=5574889051&toolid=10001&campid=5336525415&item=290923362697&mpt=1817370
That Concorde has been handed down to sow many people in the last year since it was repainted, I find it hard to keep track. Not sure why, but it can't be good.
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this
lol
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My first thought when I looked at the bike: wow! an Alan track bike. My second thought: it's not aluminium, nor is it screwed and glued. My final thought: is it an Alan?
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That 653 fillet-brazed Mercian is really nice!
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Sorry guys! Loving this Merckx by the way.
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A Dogma frameset (without bars) retails from anywhere between 2000 to 3500 GBP. Giving the price I would say this is a fake. Either that, or the seller is in desperate need of some fast cash.
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If the frame is still available, please let me know. PM is on the way.
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Don't forget this one is made from Neuron tubing, which should do wonders for the ride compared to an SLX Merckx.
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Shame about the low feedback, because the frame looks nice enough. I wonder why the fork has Cinelli-engraved crown though.
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Those SAB frames were (or maybe still are) being offered by Planet-X for silly low prices. Really high quality stuff.
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Nice to see someone posting a sale on a forum and indicates he will not respond on the forum in the first post....
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To be honest, I have no I idea what the holes in above the dropouts are for. Welds become different in color when anodized, so I guess the frame was anodized before it got its final clear coat. The hole at the back of the seat tube near the BB is for mounting a cable guide wheel. The big hole is for letting the cable for the FD pass through (or so I think anyway). Although it looks like it weighs a ton, the frame weighs 'just' 1780 grams. I removed the bladed Kinesis fork because it was not the original fork and I quite like keeping this build original.