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Old School Grand Master
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The last of the steel high-end Specializeds, this is the hand built from very special tubing S Works frame, available as a frameset only in 1995 with the superlight fork as used on the Ultimate too. Frame size is 16", original fork, seat post and seat clamp bolt, the rest of the build is period correct and based on the XT build 'kit' featured in the catalogue. Parts marked * are new/NOS as of 12 miles ago!
Specification:
Frame: Specialized S Works steel 16"
Fork: 1" ahead Specialized S Works steel
Headset: Chris King no logo nothreadset
Stem: Ritchey/Nitto steel aheadset 1" *
Handlebar: Control Tech riser
Grips: ODI half Attack *
Brakes: Shimano XT M737 Cantis
Brake Pads: Shimano XT M737
Cantilever cable hangers: Machine Tech
Brake Levers: Shimano XT M737
Shifters: Shimano XT M737
Front Derailleur: Shimano XT M737
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT M737
Cassette: SRAM 8 speed *
Chain: SRAM 8 speed *
Cranks: Shimano XT M737
Chainrings: PACE/Stronglight */USA made alloy *
Bottom Bracket: Hope Titanium (I think this is ever so slightly too short)
Pedals: I can chuck something in but the Eggbeater SLs are not included
Hub Skewers: Curve Titanium (NOT Kona OEM ones but high end aftermarket ones)
Rims: Mavic M231 28h
Hubs: Shimano XTR M900 28h
Nipples: black alloy
Spokes: DT Swiss DB
Tyres: Specialized Ground Control/ Ground Master skinwall
Tubes: Specialized new!
Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo Lite (not the one pictured, but still v good)
Seatpost: Nitto made Specialized branded.
Seatpost Binder: Original Titanium
Plus: Specialized composite bottle cage, titanium stem cap bolt, titanium bottle cage bolts, titanium brake bolts, AC racing alloy CNC presta caps (seriously!), Salsa leather chainstay protector, all new cables.
Condition:
Good, it has some marks on the fork and frame through use, obviously frame and fork are straight, it is at the very light end of the spectrum for a steel bike but there are no dents or bad gouges. The wheels have been trued with a couple of the older alloy nipples replaced, gears are indexed and work well, brakes are sharp, life left in the pads and plenty in the rims, some NOS parts as above, tyres have life left too. I am not sure the Hope Titanium BB is the right length think it needs another 4mm to be perfect, it works though and was run like this for years on the bike the cranks/BB came from (same BB width).
Price:
I'd like £500 for this, obviously that is a chunk of money, but its very rare especially in this size, and is fully sorted and ready to ride. Pick up from London (Central or East) preferred, or I can deliver in the South via train/bike riding (we can talk about costs for this).
Specification:
Frame: Specialized S Works steel 16"
Fork: 1" ahead Specialized S Works steel
Headset: Chris King no logo nothreadset
Stem: Ritchey/Nitto steel aheadset 1" *
Handlebar: Control Tech riser
Grips: ODI half Attack *
Brakes: Shimano XT M737 Cantis
Brake Pads: Shimano XT M737
Cantilever cable hangers: Machine Tech
Brake Levers: Shimano XT M737
Shifters: Shimano XT M737
Front Derailleur: Shimano XT M737
Rear Derailleur: Shimano XT M737
Cassette: SRAM 8 speed *
Chain: SRAM 8 speed *
Cranks: Shimano XT M737
Chainrings: PACE/Stronglight */USA made alloy *
Bottom Bracket: Hope Titanium (I think this is ever so slightly too short)
Pedals: I can chuck something in but the Eggbeater SLs are not included
Hub Skewers: Curve Titanium (NOT Kona OEM ones but high end aftermarket ones)
Rims: Mavic M231 28h
Hubs: Shimano XTR M900 28h
Nipples: black alloy
Spokes: DT Swiss DB
Tyres: Specialized Ground Control/ Ground Master skinwall
Tubes: Specialized new!
Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo Lite (not the one pictured, but still v good)
Seatpost: Nitto made Specialized branded.
Seatpost Binder: Original Titanium
Plus: Specialized composite bottle cage, titanium stem cap bolt, titanium bottle cage bolts, titanium brake bolts, AC racing alloy CNC presta caps (seriously!), Salsa leather chainstay protector, all new cables.
Condition:
Good, it has some marks on the fork and frame through use, obviously frame and fork are straight, it is at the very light end of the spectrum for a steel bike but there are no dents or bad gouges. The wheels have been trued with a couple of the older alloy nipples replaced, gears are indexed and work well, brakes are sharp, life left in the pads and plenty in the rims, some NOS parts as above, tyres have life left too. I am not sure the Hope Titanium BB is the right length think it needs another 4mm to be perfect, it works though and was run like this for years on the bike the cranks/BB came from (same BB width).
Price:
I'd like £500 for this, obviously that is a chunk of money, but its very rare especially in this size, and is fully sorted and ready to ride. Pick up from London (Central or East) preferred, or I can deliver in the South via train/bike riding (we can talk about costs for this).