Amanda P
Legendary Member
- Location
- York. Well, York-ish...
As my diminutive wife now has an Islabike upgraded to touring spec that fits her better than this bike, this one's now looking for a good home.
You could go touring on this bike anywhere, tomorrow - and as you'll see from the pictures, the bike has travelled a bit in its time (LEJoG, Ireland, most bits of England, Cyprus, France, Kenya). She may be small, but my wife likes to take lots of kit with her, and this bike's taken everything thrown at it with never a broken spoke or a wobble. After a few thousand miles, you'd expect it to need some new parts, and it's had these and is all ready to tour the world with a someone new.
Will it be you?
Steel Orbit frame, TIG welded joints, hand-made in Sheffield. Red and silver paintwork. A few scratches and chips, but no dents and no serious damage. Seat tube 19" or 48cm, top tube 21 1/4" or 54cm; standover height 29" or 74cm.
Transmission: all wearing parts recently replaced. Alivio triple MTB chainset (22, 32, 42), Deore rear derailleur, SRAM 8-speed cassette (12-28), Alivio front derailleur, down-tube indexed levers (can upgrade these to suitable second-hand Shimano STIs if desired). Basic but good quality quill pedals with reflectors. New cartridge bottom bracket. Gears run 21-95"
Wheels: 36 plain guage stainless spokes; Deore hubs; Alex DH22 alloy rims. Nearly new Schwalbe Marathon tyres.
Avid Shorty canti brakes; Dia Comple levers (can upgrade with STIs as above). New cables and housings recently.
Alloy microadjust seat post and Islabikes racing saddle.
Classic maes pattern bars, 38cm wide. Cane Creek 1 1/8" threadless headset, 60mm front-loading stem.
Two bottle cages, silver plastic mudguards. Blackburn copy rear pannier rack.
Bosses for third bottle cage, front low rider pannier rack and bottle dynamo (besides the bosses for the things I've already mentioned which you're getting)
The bike is currently in York-ish, but I'm travelling a bit in the coming weeks, so I might be able to bring it to you. Get in touch and ask; I don't bite (well, not often).
Offers around £300; PM me.
You could go touring on this bike anywhere, tomorrow - and as you'll see from the pictures, the bike has travelled a bit in its time (LEJoG, Ireland, most bits of England, Cyprus, France, Kenya). She may be small, but my wife likes to take lots of kit with her, and this bike's taken everything thrown at it with never a broken spoke or a wobble. After a few thousand miles, you'd expect it to need some new parts, and it's had these and is all ready to tour the world with a someone new.
Will it be you?
Steel Orbit frame, TIG welded joints, hand-made in Sheffield. Red and silver paintwork. A few scratches and chips, but no dents and no serious damage. Seat tube 19" or 48cm, top tube 21 1/4" or 54cm; standover height 29" or 74cm.
Transmission: all wearing parts recently replaced. Alivio triple MTB chainset (22, 32, 42), Deore rear derailleur, SRAM 8-speed cassette (12-28), Alivio front derailleur, down-tube indexed levers (can upgrade these to suitable second-hand Shimano STIs if desired). Basic but good quality quill pedals with reflectors. New cartridge bottom bracket. Gears run 21-95"
Wheels: 36 plain guage stainless spokes; Deore hubs; Alex DH22 alloy rims. Nearly new Schwalbe Marathon tyres.
Avid Shorty canti brakes; Dia Comple levers (can upgrade with STIs as above). New cables and housings recently.
Alloy microadjust seat post and Islabikes racing saddle.
Classic maes pattern bars, 38cm wide. Cane Creek 1 1/8" threadless headset, 60mm front-loading stem.
Two bottle cages, silver plastic mudguards. Blackburn copy rear pannier rack.
Bosses for third bottle cage, front low rider pannier rack and bottle dynamo (besides the bosses for the things I've already mentioned which you're getting)
The bike is currently in York-ish, but I'm travelling a bit in the coming weeks, so I might be able to bring it to you. Get in touch and ask; I don't bite (well, not often).
Offers around £300; PM me.
