Nigel Dean Tour Master Reynolds 753 tubing Suntour XC

[cipolinni]

Picked up a rather nice Nigel Dean Tour Master today.
Reynolds 753 tubing
Cinelli bottom bracket shell and Cinelli lugs
Suntour XC-9000 groupset
Mavic module 3 wheels on Suntour XC-9000 hubs.
3ttt stem
Frame is too big for me
60cm seat and top tube

Don't know much about these if I'm honest.
Your opinions would be appreciated

Malc

 

[hamster]

Very highly rated, pretty uncommon too.

 

[cipolinni]

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Bit of a dilemma really.
Probably strip the bike and sell the Frameset to fund a smaller size.
Keep the groupset and wheels for a future touring project.
Very light to be honest

 

[cipolinni]

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Will post some photos this morning.
Thanks

 

[cipolinni]

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Further photos

 

[cipolinni]

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Stripped the Bike today.
In very good condition after a rigorous clean
Some surface rust but nothing serious.
To my delight found out that it has Cinelli BB Shell and lugs.

 

[hamster]

They were always very classy frames made from only top notch lugs etc.

 

[Old Ned]

753 for a touring frame? Perhaps a bit light for heavy loads although it does have rack mounts on the dropouts.

Plenty of all round wheel clearances. Might make a 'retro gravel bike'.

If there is such a thing..................

 

[dan_bo]

That'd do chewbacca an ace crosser that.

 

[hamster]

Definitely at the audax / credit card end of the touring scale compared to truck-like Thorns.