PACE RC200 f8 - for sale - almost immaculate condition

[cuckooji]

Due to financial reasons I am selling my beloved Pace RC200f8.
I'm having problems uploading images but lots of detailed pics on flikr under username Chrisso7.

Ive had this bike from almost new. Beautifully spec'd and seldom ridden (I've been living abroad for a few years). There is almost no wear on the geartrain and they're the same components the bike was originally built up with! When used the bike has only seen singletrack, ridden fast but not I'm not an aggressive rider. There are no cracks in the frame anywhere and all bolts have been attached with a compound (JC-5A) that inhibits dissimilar metal corrosion. There are two noticeable scuffs, a small paint scratch on the bottom of the r/h fork and a very small scuff on the l/h chainstay where it caught the pedal of my other bike during storage (see pics). The wheels have been professionally built and retuned regularly - as a result they run very true. The rear hub still clicks like a new one when rotated, indeed the bike is still on its original set of tyres!
The only difference to the pictures is the pedals offered are Eggbeaters (with all bearings changed within the last 5 hours of riding).
This must be one of the best examples remaining! Bike comes with its original workshop manual too.
I am asking £900, no offers. Collection is from Alton, Hampshire though I will deliver anywhere between Alton and Exeter on proviso that the buyer covers my delivery (fuel only) cost by Paypal before delivery.

Build list:
Forks: Pace RC31 xc
Rims: (F/R): Mavic M317 Disc
Hubs: (F/R): Hope (disc)
Brakes: Hope Hydraulic Twin-pot XC
Shifters: SRAM Attack
Rear Mech: Shimano XTR
Front Mech: Shimano XTR
Chainset: Shimano XTR
Cassette: Shimano CS-M960 (9sp)
Chain: Rohloff S-L-T 99
Stem: Thomson Elite X4
Bars: USE Atom Carbon Fibre
Seatpost: Thomson Elite
Headset: Chris King NoThreadSet
Q/R’s: USE Spinstix
Tyres (F/R): Schwalbe Racing Ralph
Saddle: Specialized BG
Pedals: Eggbeaters
Other: Titanium Dura-cage bottle cage
Nixon cable outers
Carbon fibre stem spacer
Almost every bolt is titanium

Frame is a 15.5 inch

Please feel free to contact me with any enquiries on [email protected]

 

[Westfailure]

my beloved Pace RC200f8

I should say so!

Absolutly beautiful piece of retro art.

Would love to say i am interested but way out of my small budget.

Good luck with the sale it will be a tough day when she goes.

 

[secret_squirrel]

What size frame is it?

 

[ajantom]

Looks like a 17"

 

[secret_squirrel]

Bugger my size and no cash

 

[sylus]

I think the reason for the difficulty in posting pics is to stop spammers so a safeguard is no pics before post 5? saying that I've seen fleeting newbies use photobucket before 5 posts for their sale

 

[cuckooji]

Frame size

What size frame is it?

Its a 15.5 inch, sorry.. of all the things to forget to mention!

 

[cuckooji]

my beloved Pace RC200f8

I should say so!

Absolutly beautiful piece of retro art.

Would love to say i am interested but way out of my small budget.

Good luck with the sale it will be a tough day when she goes.

Thanks,
I have an old GT Pantera (!) as a second bike. Where I live there's a lot of clay so the tracks don't dry out. As a result the GT gets the mud & abuse and the Pace gets the dry rides... hence its condition. I'd rather finish a ride and hose the GT down than spend two hours with a toothbrush on the Pace!
It makes me sick that I need to sell it just to pay rent and council tax and not put it towards another bike

 

[1210tech]

Yeah, I'm not sure it's a 15.5" either, looks the same size as my two which are both 16.5" frames.

GLWS type free bump