Stuart Sinclair "Cadburys" 731OS

Bit of lunchtime surgery today.. couldn’t find anyone who would do a repair for this under £200 so just bought a bit of epoxy and gonna hope for the best.

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That is a beautiful frame. Thank god you lost the green tyres ASAP 🤢. And I certainly agree about the wheels – those might work on some bikes, but not this one. Silver or grey will be a big improvement.

I've not heard of Stuart Sinclair, so it's always nice to see something new. Presumably a builder fairly local to Corby?
Red & green should ne"er be seen etc etc
 
Nice! I don't think you're wrong. I wonder why Reynolds stopped producing it. Also read somewhere a couple nights ago that Dave Yates said "it was a tubing time bomb".. wonder what that was all about!
Hmmm. Curious.
I did look into replacing the fractured tubes on my 708 Raleigh frame and enquired at Dave Yates establishment. He said he would replace the tubes with 631.
708 and 731 have similar butting profiles quite like anything else Reynolds have produced.
 
Been a while but back in London and managed a few up/downgrades on this. Had to sell the Mavics to cover the cost of the bike and replaced with some spares I had tucked away. I don't particularly like the depth on the CXPs so trying to source some shallow aero rims. Also slowly gathered some Dura Ace bits, brakes, rear mech before I left then found the shifters in pretty good condition at a street market in Mexico City of all places! Secured a Flite seatpost, chopped it down to save a few grams and paired up with the flite ha. Switched out the bars to some Nitto m106 for slightly closer reach and comfier hand position but after a few short rides recently think I'll be looking for a longer stem. Want something a beat neater looking, like a ITM Citta stem or maybe an Ibis titanium haha. Also kinda wanna fit some loud bar tape, maybe fluro pink or something wild but not sure atm. Theres a lot of potential!

Oh and side note, the carbon saddle project didn't really work. I came back from a sabbatical and it was peeling from the underside/edges.. the quest for a perforated flite or similar continues. Anyways, heres some photos of the build as it stands -

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Been a while but back in London and managed a few up/downgrades on this. Had to sell the Mavics to cover the cost of the bike and replaced with some spares I had tucked away. I don't particularly like the depth on the CXPs so trying to source some shallow aero rims. Also slowly gathered some Dura Ace bits, brakes, rear mech before I left then found the shifters in pretty good condition at a street market in Mexico City of all places! Secured a Flite seatpost, chopped it down to save a few grams and paired up with the flite ha. Switched out the bars to some Nitto m106 for slightly closer reach and comfier hand position but after a few short rides recently think I'll be looking for a longer stem. Want something a beat neater looking, like a ITM Citta stem or maybe an Ibis titanium haha. Also kinda wanna fit some loud bar tape, maybe fluro pink or something wild but not sure atm. Theres a lot of potential!

Oh and side note, the carbon saddle project didn't really work. I came back from a sabbatical and it was peeling from the underside/edges.. the quest for a perforated flite or similar continues. Anyways, heres some photos of the build as it stands -

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54766249227_2a3596e0df_b.jpg


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I just love that colour!
 
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