Wanted: 48cm - 49cm racer

[daniel]

A good friend of mine is looking to buy a second-hand racer.

She needs around a 48cm – 49cm (19”) frame and is after a simple old type (80’s, 90’s) style. It doesn’t have to be high spec as she’s not intending on using it for anything other than commuting and riding around town etc.

Does anyone know of any good places to look or good bike shops for such a thing? Obviously she’s looked on ebay but there isn’t that many on offer at the moment. Are there any good bike shops that sell old Raleigh or Peugeot bikes in small sizes? Or does anyone know if anyone who is selling one?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Daniel

[davidr]

Dan, have a look at this shop on Ebay. They're a Swiss based bike company that specialises in Italian steel framed bikes. Have tie-ups with Tommasini and people behind the Coppi frames. There's some good deals on Columbus and Deda tubed frames and a good variety of stock and price range.

tinyurl.com/68g8xk - for ebay shop

www.gorillabicycles.com/ - their website

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Are 80's steel frames with quill stems and gears the new 'fixies'? I can see them being the next big thing. Or being so divorced from the Hoxton fakenger scene (by age and location), have I already missed that trend?

[daniel]

No Graeme, you may well be bang on it.

You would however be mistaken in thinking that 'fixes' are no longer cool. They are definitely cool, especially with no brakes at all.

Thanks for the links David. I'll pass it on.

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yeah - that's right. Only complete losers need brakes

[daniel]

I have heard (in all seriousness) that the gangsta kids of Hackney are all into monocycles at the moment. There have been reported sightings of them swarming around London Fields.

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I have one of those!

God. I'm so achingly hip