For Sale Clear out! From £100 - 1992 British Eagle Summit, 1993 Dawes Synthesis, 1998 Orange Clockwork

[Captain Stupido]

The one in / one out rule at Stupido towers means I have to sell at least one bike. I've also got a bike box taking up space so happy to post (£33.99 via Paisley Freight) or you can collect from me in South Devon.

First up is a British Eagle Summit in single speed flavour. This is a quality, handbuilt 531 frame, seat tube 19" C-T, top tube 22" C-C, mostly LX bits, and comes complete with plenty of fresh grease and bearings, plus nearly new chain, cables, etc. It's geared low and spinny to get you up hills and is super fun to ride, like an overgrown BMX really. It's also pretty light, 11.4kg according to my scales.

I've tweaked this for sale since the original build and it's now for sale at a bargainous £100 which includes decent wheels (LX hubs, black Alesa rims) and some unworn albeit slightly cracked vintage CST amber wall knobbly tyres. No pedals, but I can probably find something if you're stuck. Deserves a nicer saddle but hey ho.

Frame had lots of surface rust when I bought it, but it's solid and I have treated and touched in the rust. It's scruffy up close but looks good from a distance. Build thread below:

Apocalypto tip find - the coronabeagle

531 and LX 550 for a fiver...couldn’t resist...the trouble is that while it’s a perfectly sensible buy as a parts donor, as an idiot I’m obviously considering a full on resto. Assuming it’s not too rusty under the grot... On the plus side, the seatpost isn’t stuck. Welcome your thoughts on...

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Updated photos below (2/4/23):

 

[Captain Stupido]

Next up is the bike I have ridden the most over the past few years since I built it. It's set up as a 1x8 and is also super fun to ride, very light, and pretty fast. I have two 98 Clockworks - for me it's the best year because V-brakes and 1 1/8" steerer - but it's still a proper Clockwork and very retro in feel (despite 98 model year!) I think this is stamped as 97 so hopefully nobody's going to slap my wrist for listing it in this section. It's deffo retro IMO.

Solid spec - XT mech, XT parallel push V-brakes, SRT-600 r/h shifter, Manitou forks, Avid brake levers and nearly-new FSA headset.

Again I'd like to hang on to the wheelset, so it will come with some basic but usable wheels, and similarly it's a case of bring your own pedals (or ask me nicely to throw in something basic).

Asking £250 as described or I could do it for £200 with a generic saddle and XT V-brakes swapped for something basic.

Frame has dings and dents, decals are damaged etc. but it rides spot on. I'll add some better pics at some point but I'm not in a great hurry to sell this.

 

[Captain Stupido]

Photos! Since taking these I swapped the stem for a slightly shorter, silver Specialized one.

 

[Captain Stupido]

Right, something's gotta go so I'm adding this lovely Reynolds 501 tubed, fillet brazed Dawes Synthesis.

700c wheels so it's either a Gravel bike or an Hybrid depending on how old you are. Would make a great tourer, commuter, or do-it all bike and has lugs for mudguards, racks (front and rear) etc.

It's a fresh rebuild with lots of upgrades and new consumables and lubrication all round. I've ridden it a handful of times, and I like it very much, but I have other bikes I prefer that do a similar thing. Headset, cassette, chain, shifters and brakes are brand new, too. I'll be making a significant loss at £200 (with the original saddle, not the leather one fitted) and but so it goes... At this price it will come with some more road-spec tyres (I'll see what I can dig out) - I'd like to keep the CST gravel tyres fitted.

I think this is a 21" frame from memory so large but not huge, will have a measure if there's any interest in it.

Again frame has had touch ups where I removed surface rust, but it's solid and straight, no dings.

 

[XTSTIMAN]

That Dawes is nice, reminds me of my Charge Filter.
GLWS

 

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[Tsundere]

Dawes is the pick of the litter for me, already overstocked with bikes but GLWS

 

[Captain Stupido]

B U M P

 

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