For Sale Nigel Dean frame

[retroJIM]

Sadly I've decided to move this on as I don't really have the time or the parts to build it as I'd like.

It has a 21" seat tube, takes a 27mm seat post, and a has 1" head tube that's 150mm long.
The stays are 130mm.

It's discussed on these threads

Making Plans for Nigel

So I've ended up buying this Nigel Dean MTB frame that I'd posted about in the eBay & Marketplace watch forum. Fantastically it arrived this morning (24 hrs after payment!), so now I have to decide what to do with it! It has a slightly unusual paint job that looks better in the flesh than in the...

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Nigel Dean steel frame

I keep looking at this as it's a decent size and it's cheap 🤣. Is it a Nigel Dean? Is it any good? It looks different around the seat tube to others I've seen. There's no delivery option so that might rule it out for me anyway. I'm interested in people's thoughts...

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I paid £30 + £20 postage, and I was generously karma'd some forks which I'll include in the sale. Ideally the forks will need the steerer shortening and the threads extending.

I'll also throw in some new decals which have yet to be applied.

So, anyone interested for £50 posted?

Cheers,

Jim

 

[Mod-Master]

Any chance you might know the year?

And also, where are you located

 

[retroJIM]

91 or 92 would be my guess. I'm in Shropshire.

 

[Mod-Master]

Hmm, I would probably build it up with xt or Suntour of some kind. The steerer on the fork is 1” yes?

I just need to sell my stuff first before I buy a frame…

 

[letmetalktomark]

@retroJIM - Do you have a top tube measurement CtoC you could share?

 

[retroJIM]

Do you have a top tube measurement CtoC you could share?

Yep, I make it 21.5 inches.

 

[letmetalktomark]

Bah ..... too short. Thank you for measuring.

 

[Tootyred]

As for what tubing it is.....on your build thread.....at 2.4kg for a frame alone is not that heavy for a bike of 531 etc...most tange frames that size would have weighed in at around 2.3kg to 2.7kg. Even a prestige frame from 90ish was 2.2kg in 20ish".

To put inin perspective my 21" conquest and swallow, both 531 weigh in at 2.6kg and 2.8kg without forks.

 

[retroJIM]

The only other Nigel Dean I've seen on here was 531, or at least had a 531 sticker, so that would be my guess.

 

[Tootyred]

Completly agree...good manufacturer....wouldn't expect anything less. Glws. Lovely frame.