Vintage Bike Frames
41.5cm Raleigh Dyna-Tech MT4 Titanium RSP NOS c.1993 Classic British Mountain Bike Frame
£995.00
✓ Original classic frame - built in the 1990s
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Raleigh are one of the oldest and most well-known bike companies in the world, thanks to their huge success with early safety bicycles; lightweight Roadsters; cult classics like the RSW and Chopper, and some big professional bike race wins in the 70s and 80s. Beginning in Nottingham in the late 1880s, the company expanded rapidly and by 1913 it was the largest manufacturer of bicycles in the world, though production slowed down through the two World Wars, by the late 1940s the lightweight Roadster was selling phenomonally well in the US and their high profile continued in to the 1970s. Raleigh bought out several smaller brands over the years adding Carlton, Humber and BSA to their portfolio, they were themselves then bought by competitor Tube Investments creating the massive Ti-Raleigh business in 1960. Raleigh's racing success arguably reached a peak in 1980 when Joop Zoetemelk won the Tour de France riding an iconic red Team Ti-Raleigh, they continued to sponsor road teams and also had some success racing MTBs in the 90s with Dave Baker.
The 1990s incarnation of Raleigh's Special Products Division (known as RSP for short), was a cutting edge bike building facility that specialized in mixed material bonded bikes labelled Dyna-Tech. The bonding process allowed RSP to mix and match titanium, lightweight steel and Metal Matrix in various combinations to offer the best qualities of each material where it was needed, and still keep the price down. The bonded Dyna-Tech frames turned out to be extremely versatile and were ridden to victory in MTB, cyclocross, track and road races across the World. RSP also offered their by now legendary hand-built steel touring and randonneur frames, all from their Nottingham factory.
The 1993 Dyna-Tech MT4 was a frame only option from Raleigh's Special Products Division. Comprising titanium main tubes, chainstays and dropouts, with Mn-Mo (Manganese-Molybdenum) seat stays bonded into specialy designed lugs. The frame was designed for a short travel suspension fork or suspension corrected rigid fork, as expected with all that titanium it is super light too. The metallic sparkle paint work is exceptional, this bike having once been partially built but never ridden, it was someone's highly specced build at one time but never made it out of the showroom.
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Condition Notes - Weight includes installed NOS Shimano UN71 BB and titanium bottle cage bolts and seat bolt.
Era - 1990s
Country - British
Frame Material - Titanium/Steel
Tubing - 2145 Titanium tubes
Weight - 1.895 kg
Stock Code - U-F-M1C
SIZING
Seat Tube (ctc) - 41.5 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 54 cm
Head Tube - 105 mm
Chainstay Length - 43 cm
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 132 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 26.8 mm
Wheel Size - 26"
Brake Fixing - Cantilever / V-Brake
Bottom Bracket Thread - English/British/ISO Thread
Shifter Fittings - N/A
Headtube Internal Diameter - 33.6 mm
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We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import fees to pay directly to the delivery company before receiving the order. Unfortunately we can’t advise on the exact costs as it varies from country to country, so please check your national rates before purchasing.
48-52cm NOS Unpainted Vintage Ladies Frame
£295.00
We found a little batch of these tasty new old stock ladies frames, unpainted but part-chromed. We're not sure who built them, but the workmanship is excellent.
We also offer a full custom build service, so if you need a any of our frames building up into your perfect bike, just give us a shout.
We also carry a wide range of headsets & bottom brackets, and provide a fitting service if you require this.
NB: Fork design may differ slightly from the photo as they were supplied with different forks, but they're all chrome with ISO thread.
| SIZING & SPEC: | |
| Seat Tube (ctt): | 48 cm, 50cm & 52cm |
| Weight: | TBC |
| Tubing: | Steel |
| Rear Spacing: | 130 mm |
| Seatpost Diameter: | 27.2 mm |
| Brake Fixings: | Recessed |
| Dropouts: | Unbranded |
| Bottom Bracket Thread: | British |
| Headset Thread: | British ISO |
| Era: | 1990s |
SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import duties to pay upon receipt (even with the new post-Brexit trade deals, some countries may still charge you import VAT & clearance fees, so please bear this in mind when purchasing).
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48cm Condor Percy Bilton Team Vintage British Track Bike Frame
£1,175.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1980s
✓ Lightweight for the era - just 2.6 kg
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
A London institution, Condor Cycles have had premises on Gray's Inn Road for nearly 75 years, having produced hand made bikes for pop stars, olympians and world champions alike. Originally a Triumph dealer, the shop that was to become Condor Cycles was started by Monty Young with some help from Harry Rensch, building hand made frames just down the road from Pedal Pedlar HQ back in 1948. After a brief hiatus for Monty to do some national service, Condor employed the highly skilled BIll Hurlow to build their bikes in 1954, continueing to do so until 1968. With intricately cut fancy lugs the Hurlow built Condors are now highly prized. Through the next few decades Condor continued to nurture new British racing talent and build high end bikes, they also managed to keep up with the industry and adapt their bikes to the new materials making bikes from aluminium and carbon. Despite a shift to mass producing bikes in the far east, Condor still produce custom and off the peg steel frames at their facility in Italy.
Percy Bilton were one of the biggest UK based professional teams in the 1980s and had a number of star riders, the most successful being John Herety who went on to ride for Team GB and is now directeur sportif at JLT-Condor. The team livery was certainly on the bolder end of the spectrum, with a certain continental flair. As you would expect from professional level frames, they were built to the highest standard for both the track and road team.
Given the size of this one it seems likely it was built for John Herety himself, although we may never know for certain as Condor don't carry any records of this, they were able to confirm that these were only built for the Condor-Percy Bilton team, unfortunately though it seems the rider's name has long been removed from the top tube. Constructed from Reynolds 531 Competition tubing. it would have been hand-crafted by one of Condor's in-house master builders. The fork has been drilled to accept a brake at some point in its life and of course it has some patina from a life spent racing, but this stunning frame is a rare chance to pick up a thoroughbred track machine, in the hope that one day John will knock on your door to confirm it was indeed built for him.
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Condition Notes - Crack in the paint on the bottom bracket lug as pictured, the actual lug under the paint is fine.
Era - 1980s
Country - British
Frame Material - Steel
Tubing - Reynolds 531 Competition
Weight - 2.57 kg
Stock Code - U-F-T4V
SIZING
Size Guide* - XS/Small (Approx 28 1/2" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 48 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 52.5 cm
Head Tube - 96 mm
Chainstay Length - 39.5 cm
Wheelbase - 94 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 120 mm
Front Spacing - 100 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 27.2 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Bottom Bracket Thread - English/British/ISO Thread
Headset Thread - Standard ISO (24 TPI - British/Italian)
Headset Stack Height - 44 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30.2 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.2 mm (Standard)
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We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import fees to pay directly to the delivery company before receiving the order. Unfortunately we can’t advise on the exact costs as it varies from country to country, so please check your national rates before purchasing.
48cm Gitane Mach 320 c.1994 Vintage French Road Bike Frame
£295.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1980s
✓ Lightweight for the era - just 2.7 kg
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Though perhaps better known for its mass produced racing bikes produced in France through the 50, 60s and 70s, Gitane sponsored a number of high profile professional teams and have had no less than five Tour de France winners riding for them, including greats such as Bernard Hinault and Laurent Fignon! Gitane have been making bicycle parts and bikes since 1926 and at their height were one of the largest exporters of high quality racing bikes to the USA.
This intriguing French touring or randonneur frame has some wonderful features, and was obviously built by a skilled constructeur. The frame is fillet brazed and built in a hellenic style, whereby the seatstays start forward of the seat tube toward the rear of the top tube, this makes the rear end stiffer, and in this case leads to a very neat rear brake cable routing - over a roller and through the seat tube and seatpost to actuate a cantilever brake. Amongst a number of braze-ons the frame is equipped with a single downtube shifter and a built in chainstay mounted bracket for a Cyclo rear derailleur. The frame has built in racks and mudguard stays with a front bag support. It has been repainted and unused since, the orginal decals have been lost and we unfortunately cannot quite pin down who built this lovely machine!
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Era - 1980s
Country - French
Frame Material - Steel
Tubing - Columbus Cromor Custom
Weight - 2.735 kg
Stock Code - U-F-R58V
SIZING
Size Guide* - XS/Small (Approx 28 1/2" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 48 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 51 cm
Head Tube - 88 mm
Chainstay Length - 40 cm
Wheelbase - 97 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 125 mm
Front Spacing - 99 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 26.6 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Brake Fixing - Recessed Allen Key
Brake Drop - 46 mm
Bottom Bracket Thread - English/British/ISO Thread
Headset Thread - Standard ISO (24 TPI - British/Italian)
Headset Stack Height - 32 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Shifter Fittings - Downtube Braze-On
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.2 mm (Standard)
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 days but larger items and orders placed before the weekend can take an extra day or two to process.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import fees to pay directly to the delivery company before receiving the order. Unfortunately we can’t advise on the exact costs as it varies from country to country, so please check your national rates before purchasing.
48cm Mino Denti Mistral Vintage Italian Road Bike Frame
£895.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1980s
✓ Super lightweight for the era - only 2.3 kg!
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Mino Denti was a great Italian racer who rode for some fantastic teams throughout the 1960s, he would probably be classed as a super-domestique these days as he was often found riding for the bigger names on his team. After his racing career ended in the late 1960s, Mino worked in the management side of professional cycling before taking the well-trodden path to starting his own bicycle business in 1979. Unlike most of his contemporaries, Mino decided he would do the building himself, and whilst there are very few Mino built frames out there, they're all beautifully finished and often sports unusual features such as hand-crimped tubes or bent seat tubes.
At just 48cm, this Mino Denti Mistral is just about as small a vintage road bike frame as you are likely to find. Built from super lightweight Columbus butted tubing and with aerodynamics in mind, it probably dates from the late 1980s. The shifter mounts are located on top of the downtube and the cables are routed into the downtube, then out again by the bottom bracket where they loop round on the outside of the frame to the derailleurs. The most interesting and unique feature here though has to be the Columbus Air flattened fork and chainstays for super aero appeal, and of course the short head tube promotes a streamlined head down/bum up position on the bike.
If you're taking part in L'Eroica or a similar vintage event, this frame is of the correct age, so you won't be disqualified for being a rule breaker!
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Era - 1980s
Country - Italian
Frame Material - Steel
Tubing - Columbus (Air fork & chainstays)
Weight - 2.345 kg
Stock Code - U-F-R55V
SIZING
Size Guide* - XS/Small (Approx 28 1/2" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 48 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 53 cm
Head Tube - 78 mm
Chainstay Length - 40 cm
Wheelbase - 97 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 126 mm
Front Spacing - 100 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 27.2 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Brake Fixing - Recessed Allen Key
Brake Drop - 42 mm / 48 mm
Bottom Bracket Thread - Italian Thread
Headset Thread - Standard ISO (24 TPI - British/Italian)
Headset Stack Height - 42 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Shifter Fittings - Aero Braze-On
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30.2 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.2 mm (Standard)
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 days but larger items and orders placed before the weekend can take an extra day or two to process.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import fees to pay directly to the delivery company before receiving the order. Unfortunately we can’t advise on the exact costs as it varies from country to country, so please check your national rates before purchasing.
48cm Viner Vintage Italian Road Bike Frame
£365.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1980s
✓ Super lightweight for the era - only 2.4 kg!
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Viner started out just after the end of the Second World War in the city of Pistoia near Florence. In the 1960s Viner started to sponsor professional teams and had some success on the international race circuit, propelling the Dutch national team to victory at the 1978 World Championships. The company also had a good deal of success exporting their frames into Europe and building bikes for other brands, notably the British distributor SABA who sold the finest Italian equipment throughout the UK in the 1970s and 80s.
This small and very light frameset is labelled as a Special Professional, Viner's top of the line frame. The frame has star cutouts in the top of the fork and Viner pantographs on the seat stay caps, plus a chromed fork and rear end. All of the details point to a 1980s frame, more than likely built from Columbus SL the frame and fork are very light and will build into a wonderful classic race machine. High quality frames in this small size are rare to find, and although the paint and decals are well worn (it certainly could be a candidate for a refinish), it'll still build into a fantastic little race bike.
If you're taking part in L'Eroica or a similar vintage event, this frame is of the correct age, so you won't be disqualified for being a rule breaker!
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Condition Notes - Tiny, tiny ding in the middle of the top tube on the driveside (see photos)
Era - 1980s
Country - Italian
Frame Material - Steel
Weight - 2.375 kg
Stock Code - U-F-R49V
SIZING
Size Guide* - XS/Small (Approx 28 1/2" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 48 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 50 cm
Head Tube - 86 mm
Chainstay Length - 40.5 cm
Wheelbase - 96.5 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 126 mm
Front Spacing - 100 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 27.2 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Brake Fixing - Recessed Allen Key
Brake Drop - 43 mm
Bottom Bracket Thread - Italian Thread
Headset Thread - Standard ISO (24 TPI - British/Italian)
Headset Stack Height - 40 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Shifter Fittings - Downtube Braze-On
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30.2 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.2 mm (Standard)
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 days but larger items and orders placed before the weekend can take an extra day or two to process.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import fees to pay directly to the delivery company before receiving the order. Unfortunately we can’t advise on the exact costs as it varies from country to country, so please check your national rates before purchasing.
50cm Raleigh Ti-Team Pro SBDU c.1983 Vintage British Track Bike Frame
£895.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1980s
✓ Super lightweight for the era - only 2.5 kg!
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Raleigh are one of the oldest and most well-known bike companies in the world, thanks to their huge success with early safety bicycles; lightweight Roadsters; cult classics like the RSW and Chopper, and some big professional bike race wins in the 70s and 80s. Beginning in Nottingham in the late 1880s, the company expanded rapidly and by 1913 it was the largest manufacturer of bicycles in the world, though production slowed down through the two World Wars, by the late 1940s the lightweight Roadster was selling phenomonally well in the US and their high profile continued in to the 1970s. Raleigh bought out several smaller brands over the years adding Carlton, Humber and BSA to their portfolio, they were themselves then bought by competitor Tube Investments creating the massive Ti-Raleigh business in 1960. Raleigh's racing success arguably reached a peak in 1980 when Joop Zoetemelk won the Tour de France riding an iconic red Team Ti-Raleigh, they continued to sponsor road teams and also had some success racing MTBs in the 90s with Dave Baker.
Raleigh's Specialist Bicycle Development Unit (SBDU) came about soon after Raleigh had acquired Carlton in 1960, the plan being to get a high quality, low volume handbuilt frame workshop of their own. The legendary Gerald O'Donovan, whose family owned Carlton, was asked in 1974 to head up a new factory facility in Ilkeston that would make a small number of very high quality, sometimes experimental machines designed for their new high profile racing team, and to develop for sale. In the early days the factory built about 1000 frames a year (Carlton had been building 2500 frames per week previously!). With Peter Post in charge of the team Ti-Raleigh won the Tour de France in 1980, and at that time you could have the same builders, in the same factory build you a bike from the same materials - if you could afford it!
This amazing example of the sought after TI-Team frame was built in 1983, and was re-finished by Bob Jackson in Leeds to an incredibly high standard. The frame and fork steerer have matching SB serial numbers, and since being re-finished it hasn't yet been re-built. The paint is still fantastic, with just a few very minor marks from storage. There genuinely aren't many of these Ilkeston built Raleigh team track frames left, and with the recent re-issue of the road version, this is the perfect opportunity to build up an original frameset into the perfect homage to one of the most iconic bikes Britain has ever produced.
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Era - 1980s
Country - British
Frame Material - Steel
Tubing - Reynolds 531
Weight - 2.495 kg
Stock Code - U-F-T3V
SIZING
Size Guide* - Small (Approx 29 1/2" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 50 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 54.5 cm
Head Tube - 105 mm
Chainstay Length - 41 cm
Wheelbase - 95 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 120 mm
Front Spacing - 100 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 27.2 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Brake Fixing - Recessed Allen Key
Brake Drop - 37 mm (front only)
Bottom Bracket Thread - English/British/ISO Thread
Headset Thread - Standard ISO (24 TPI - British/Italian)
Headset Stack Height - 40 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30.2 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.2 mm (Standard)
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 days but larger items and orders placed before the weekend can take an extra day or two to process.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import fees to pay directly to the delivery company before receiving the order. Unfortunately we can’t advise on the exact costs as it varies from country to country, so please check your national rates before purchasing.
51.5cm LeJeune Vintage Road Bike Frame
£175.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1980s
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Though perhaps not the best well known of the French builders, LeJeune were a small but high quality outfit producing bikes for Tour winners and discerning amateur customers alike. Out of their factory in Paris, LeJeune also mass-produced road and city bikes from the 1950s into the 1980s. The LeJeune branded bikes ridden by the professional teams or for custom orders were often built by the famed constructeur Bernard Carre to a very high quality.
If you're taking part in L'Eroica or any other vintage event, this frame is of the correct age, so you won't be disqualified for being a rule breaker!
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Era - 1980s
Country - French
Frame Material - Steel
Weight - 3.075 kg
Stock Code - U-F-R12V
SIZING
Size Guide* - Small (Approx 30" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 51.5 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 53 cm
Head Tube - 102 mm
Chainstay Length - 42 cm
Wheelbase - 99.5 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 126 mm
Front Spacing - 100 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 25.0 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Brake Fixing - External Hex Nut
Brake Drop - 48 mm
Bottom Bracket Thread - French Thread
Headset Thread - French (25.4 TPI)
Headset Stack Height - 31 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Shifter Fittings - Downtube Braze-On
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30.1 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.0 mm (French)
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▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 working days but larger items can often take a little longer to process.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import duties to pay upon receipt (even with the new post-Brexit trade deals, some countries may still charge you import VAT & clearance fees, so please bear this in mind when purchasing).
51.5cm Obiso Cromovelato Vintage Italian Road Bike Frame
£795.00
✓ Original vintage frame - built in the 1980s
✓ Super lightweight for the era - only 2.3 kg!
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Thoroughly checked over & photographed in detail
✓ Worldwide shipping
Bearing more than a passing resemblance to a Wilier Triestina Ramata this copper-orange cromovelato Obiso branded road frame is small but perfectly formed. Obiso is a long standing bicycle shop located in Rome, and legend has it that Vetta built frames for them (a quick browse of their website will bring up some great photos of their Ciclo Obisio-Canon cycling team). The cut-out lugs, Columbus branded seat stay caps and fork crown, alongside the lightened BB shell and a finish of the highest standard certainly make this plausible. Once you get past the stunning coppery-orange-lacquer-over-chrome paint job, the most intriguing feature of this frame is the indented seat tube combined with vertical Campagnolo dropouts to really tuck the wheelbase in, the low overall weight adds to the impression that this frame was designed to go fast, most likely a time trial machine. This one really is up there with Italy's finest, Vetta built or not, it's a wonderful example of a thoroughbred race frame begging to be built back up with a top-end Italian groupset and ridden fast, just as God (or Vetta) intended.
If you're taking part in L'Eroica or a similar vintage event, this frame is of the correct age, so you won't be disqualified for being a rule breaker!
The frame's been carefully checked by one of our mechanics to confirm the alignment's correct and there's no damage to the threads. If there are any minor issues worth noting we will do so in the overview section below. Please take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition of the frame before you buy.OVERVIEW
Era - 1980s
Country - Italian
Frame Material - Steel
Tubing - Columbus
Weight - 2.305 kg
Stock Code - U-F-R23V
SIZING
Size Guide* - Small (Approx 30" Inside Leg)
Seat Tube (ctc) - 51.5 cm
Top Tube (ctc) - 53.5 cm
Head Tube - 106 mm
Chainstay Length - 39 cm
Wheelbase - 96 cm
*This is just a guide, not a guarantee the frame will fit as every rider is different. If you're unsure of your size we'd always recommend trying out a bike with similar frame dimensions first.
TECHNICAL INFO
Rear Spacing - 120 mm
Front Spacing - 101 mm
Seatpost Diameter - 27.2 mm
Wheel Size - 700c/28"
Brake Fixing - Recessed Allen Key
Brake Drop - 47 mm
Bottom Bracket Thread - Italian Thread
Headset Thread - Standard ISO (24 TPI - British/Italian)
Headset Stack Height - 43 mm
Fork Crown Race - 26.4 mm (ISO)
Shifter Fittings - Downtube Braze-On
Headtube Internal Diameter - 30.1 mm
Steerer Internal Diameter - 22.2 mm (Standard)
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▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS
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We've been safely sending orders around the world since 2010. There's a handy shipping calculator on the shopping cart page so you can see the cost of postage as soon as you've added it to your basket. Your order will be carefully packed and sent with tracking & insurance, we despatch most orders within 2-3 days but larger items and orders placed before the weekend can take an extra day or two to process.
We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.
We don't charge VAT, however, if buying from outside of the UK please remember that there may be import fees to pay directly to the delivery company before receiving the order. Unfortunately we can’t advise on the exact costs as it varies from country to country, so please check your national rates before purchasing.
