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[sjcprojects]

1993 Condor Professional (built by Dave Yates). This was full strip-down and renovation – the build thread is here.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

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1993 Condor Professional (built by Dave Yates). This was full strip-down and renovation – the build thread is here.

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Wow

 

[chickendrumsticks]

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I took the quadra out for longish spin yesterday. I wimped out on the 12-21 cassette and fitted my 14-28. Dropped the chainrings to 48/38 and swapped the saddle out as it was looking a bit tired.

The bike feels quite aggressive compared to my usual summer ride - a Mercian Strada. The stem has a slight drop and those bars.....they're like track bars. On the hoods it feels like a TT cockpit and in the drops....feels like your hands are somewhere down by the front hub. The upside is it's a demon descender in the drops. I wanted to keep the bike in original spec but if I intend to ride it again I'd be swapping out bars and stem.

The front forks are quite flexy and the rear triangle is stiff as f**k for a near 40yo steel off the shelf bike, it makes for an interesting riding experience. I was running 25s (it will take 28s), the v section weinmann anodised rims are flipping gorgeous to look down at when riding...but probably add the the harshish riding experience.

It's a story of marginal pains. I feel really beat up today after 45 miles on this thing. It's fast as but the soft tissue gets flung about from every undulation encountered. I'm a soft 54 year old clearly, my Mercian is like an armchair in comparison.

Comfy - not so quick though

 

[sjcprojects]

Wow

Thanks – quite a bit of work went into this one. I got a bit obsessive about the details, really. I posted it up on the Dave Yates-built bikes thread on LFGSS and thankfully the man himself approves.

 

[grantoury]

 

[Mark Manley]

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I think that is BSA's answer to the RRA only much rarer, a fantastic looking bike.

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

I think that is BSA's answer to the RRA only much rarer, a fantastic looking bike.

It's a beautiful bike.

 

[3wheeler7]

Anyone here own a Nigel Dean Tour Ace . Just reading about it . Lovely looking machine.

I bought one about 4 years ago whilst on holiday in Norfolk, a local bike man asked £20 for it - win!
Got it home and there were three £1 coins and a puncture repair kit in the saddlebag - win win!
Cleaned it up and sold it on very quickly - win win win!
A very nice bike but sadly I never took a picture of it.