1992 Sbike 728 - Frame + Forks -> SOLD

[Raging_Bulls]

Lack of room forces me to sell a bike, and this is the one.
Due to lack of interest in the complete bike, I have disassembled it and am selling it as frame + fork now.

Speclist :

Frame : 1992 Sbike Daytona, 6061 T6 aluminium, 52cm shortened to 48cm (top of seat tube was damaged on arrival)
Fork : Sbike aluminium with titanium headtube, black ano, 100 miles since NOS
Stem : Sbike aluminium, 100 miles since NOS
Handlebar : Sbike aluminium, 542mm, 100 miles since NOS
Headset : Shimano Deore XT M73x (732 or 737, not sure), needs overhaul or replacement
Seatpost : Shimano Deore XT, polished due to amount of wear
Seatpost clamp : No idea. QR says "Wheeler"



The decals are exact replicas of the originals, done by Gil_M.

As mentioned, the headset needs an overhaul or replacement.
That's all the bad news really. I didn't see any cracks on the last inspection (this afternoon) and the frame has never been repaired. It's also perfectly straight.

The frame+fork alone usually go for £350-400 on eBay, and that's without proper decals. I'm asking £375, and for that price you also get the original stem and handlebar, and the seat post and seat clamp as well.

 

[racer x]

What you doing thought you was taking it to your grave and never sell it :shock:

Wish i had the space very nice bike mate

 

[GT-Steve]

That is lovely, fella, as discussed.

All the best with sale of this gorgeous bike...

 

[Chr1st0phe]

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[incorrigible]

What you doing thought you was taking it to your grave and never sell it :shock:

I thought that as well.

Wish i had the space very nice bike mate

I have plenty of space, but not enough funds at the moment. I wish I could reunite it with the blue one you sold me. Best of luck with the sale, Xavier.

Regards,
Frank

 

[Raging_Bulls]

No no no. It's the red 503 that's going to stay. Yes, this one looks better, but somehow I just don't connect with it when I'm riding.

Also, I have a strict 5-bike rule. I just don't have the place for more bikes, and living in the city center means I can't just build a shed or put a container in the garden ( at Incorrigible)
I'm at 5 now and there's a sixth one on the way. Something's got to give, and the 728 is the only one that I am prepared to let go.

@ Frank : you know how we struggled to get the frame to you at a reasonable price, right? A full bike needs a much bigger box. Add the shipping costs to the price of the bike, and it'll add up to $2K+

 

[incorrigible]

@ Frank : you know how we struggled to get the frame to you at a reasonable price, right? A full bike needs a much bigger box. Add the shipping costs to the price of the bike, and it'll add up to $2K+

Oh, I know, Xavier. The packaging job you performed was absolutely perfect. I took enough of pics of the unpacking process that I could post a "how to" thread to educate others about the best way to package a bike for shipping.

I've struggled with boxing about 4 or 5 frames (frame only, no parts) in the past couple of years, and I think I have it down to a science. To get within the limits of USPS Priority Mail International (Length plus Girth less than 108 inches), the box definitely needs to be cut down - a time-consuming trial-and-error task, indeed. For any RBer that's done it, I think they'll agree it's a labor of love to protect that which one holds such great value for so it will be best prepared to be put in the hands of the average delivery person.

Some of my fellow fossils will remember this TV commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C-e96m4730

For my part, I can do without the wheels (tires, rims, hubs, spokes), because I can always get them over here (USA), which would allow the rest of the bike to easily fit into a box small enough to ship fairly economically, but even then, this particular frame alone is currently out of my economic reach, unfortunately for me.

That said, however, I bought a bike from makster a few months back that he was able to fit into a small enough box because he didn't include the tires or the spokes, in other words, the bare rims were packed in tightly alongside the frame, and the hubs were locked into place with skewers, which kept the forks and dropouts protected from damage, but there was definitely room enough to jam a couple of inner tubes and folding tires in there along with a bag of spokes, so I know it's possible to ship an entire bike for a reasonable price as long as seller is willing to disassemble the wheels and buyer is willing to assemble and true them, but when one considers the time and effort required to do that, buying replacement wheelsets and tires locally becomes an appealing option. In addition, I've heard it's best to use new spokes when building a wheel, so I doubt the old spokes would be desirable in that scenario.

One thing I don't doubt is that whoever is lucky enough to buy this bike from you will be very happy with their purchase and pleasantly surprised at how carefully it will have been packaged.

 

[Raging_Bulls]

up !

 

[Raging_Bulls]

up !

 

[mikee]

you splitting it xavier ?