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I love the old selling the non original fork separate trick.
Must be a pursuit frame. The measurements are properly weird. What happened to the OG forks? crashed?
Yeah, kinda weird that he has 2 frames but no OG forks to match. Maybe NOBR AKES street ridin didn’t work out for him.
The hayes would make a cool beater if the price stays low.
Watching this very very closely.
I’ve been in contact with the guy but he isn’t giving much away about prices or where the original fork went. Maybe just not an internet kind of lad. Do want.
I know this bike. I used to see it locked up in Adelaide all the time. I think he was working for the Advertiser at some point. Saw it at Bike Dorks too.
It is a) tiny, and b) a slight pursuit frame. I swear that the measurements that are given are incorrect. I’m 5’9" and I reckon it would be too small for me.
Here’s a pic of it built up.
wow, euros are cool and all, but $450 for a beater without fork?
Just… wow.
Raced it in Japan?
yeah, ridiculous. and well over a hungy for the kavalinka fork…
the BB drop (or lack thereof) in that pic makes Horatio sad and makes me think it might be supposed to have a 650/24" front wheel?
Nah that looks prettty close to normal. That fork with brake would have a bit more clearance than the original fork and pops it up a bit.
That build up there is a bit bizarre to me and why he would be at Bike Dorks? The story of Knight and being in Japan does check out, though.
Anyway, nice enough guy, sent me this picture of him on it in the 80s:
check the clearances with the original fork.
and I found this picture on his website of him riding Japan:
Cool bike but a bit too much coin. Did try to negotiate outside of eBay (for a friend) as I kind of expected it to go this high at auction. Too bad.
TBH surprised he didn’t deal as he looks like a successful dude and I did say I would restore it properly. If it was me, I wouldn’t even sell it!
shrug
Yeah, when I saw it was with tiny stem, drops and no foot retention.
I think that’s a bargain for the fork !!!