Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2010 19:28:53 GMT
I originally wrote the text below with the intention of putting an ad on ebay... hence the sales-oriented tone. I thought I'd post it here first to see if anyone at the club is interested.
I was thinking somewhere in the region of £300.
I live in the Deptford/Greenwich area if anyone wants to come view the bike.
More images: wrwills.webfactional.com/docs/pearson_ebay/
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I went and bought a cyclocross bike so now I am reluctantly selling my 60cm Pearson Touche.
www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/product/4688/PEARSON_TOUCHE_BLUE_SINGLE_SPEED
www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/images/CYP188.bs_bike1.pdf
I bought it in May 2007 and used it every day for two years for my 5 mile commute in to work. I also took it on some sportives and audaxes and I even took it to the Herne Hill track a few times. It's the bike that got me seriously into cycling and it did so because it very nice to ride.
The dimensions are the same as those listed above at Pearson's website. Some of the components have been changed or upgraded:
Specialites 48t chainring
Rear wheel: DT Swiss RR1.2 rims laced to a Miche primato hub (allows you to change sprockets easily: wheel currently has a 18t sprocket and I am also including 16t and 17t sprockets.
Carbon seatpost
New oval stem
Newish KMC Chain
Salsa handlebars (slightly narrower than standard road bars-- nice for commuting)
Extra cyclo cross brake
Racelight 12k Carbon Forks
Full length mudguards (they make commuting alot more comfortable)
Front tyre: Bontrager hardcase
Rear tyre: Continental Gatorskin
There are some scratches on the chainstays from where the chain fell off a few times but generally the frame is in good shape. Pearson do a good job at making a frame that will continue to look good as it ages.
I removed the rear brake because I rode the bike fixed all the time, but I am including it in the sale, and it can easily be added back on.
Any questions, please feel free to ask.