FS Ray Inkley 58cm audax/fast tourer

neilob

Retro Guru
Continuing my wife's quest to reduce my collection....here is a very interesting Ray Inkley dating from the 1980s. It's in steel (obviously) and was renovated about two years ago with a full respray and new decals. It wears Columbus badges but I'm pretty sure its Reynolds 531. Ray Inkley had a shop in Lincoln and had frames built for him but I can't find anything else about the bike. It's in fine order, looks really nice and has only a couple of marks where clamps have gripped the frame. It is well equipped with a mix of classic and new, and would make an excellent audax/day ride bike. There are no braze-ons for racks although you could fit one to the brake boss and mudguard eyes. It does have braze-ons for bottle and mudguards. Pedals not included, and the rear wheel in the picture will be replaced with the proper one (which is currently on a friends bike while his is being rebuilt).

105 wheels/Weinmann 36-spoke rims
6-speed cassette 12-32
Schwalbe Blizzard 25mm tyres
Shimano/Tektro dual caliper brakes
Dia Compe bar end shifters
Dia Compe Gran Comp brake levers
A=head converter + ahead stem and 44cm drop bars (Easton I think...)
105 transmission (almost new rear)
Deore 44/32/22 chainset
Dawes branded saddle
Saddle pack

PM with any questions...it's really excellent, nice throughout with very few - if any - flaws. £225 ono ollected. I will post but would prefer someone to see it if possible.
 

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I knew ray quite well BITD,, and he had a fair few frames built for him by Barron Cycles at Saxilby in lincoln... top frame builder in his day.. :) :)

Very nice bike and just the sort of thing I'm looking for sadly too large for me :(

Good luck with the sale fella.. and thanks for a trip down memory lane.. :)
 
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