Rossin Performance

£ enquire Original condition, 1995 Rossin Performance ‘modern retro’ Italian steel road bike. One of the last and best of the truely great Rossins. Beautiful deep blue and silver metallic paint, polished & not repainted. Tig welds, lugs and pantographs on the supremely light yet rigid COLUMBUS GENIUS tubes add to the detail. Ovalised chainstays. Full Shimano Ultegra (6500) groupset. This bike is…

Trek 5500

£ SOLD on 01/08/2017 Another totally original classic, this time something with a modern-retro twist! 2003 Trek 5500 featuring the ultra light, stiff and strong 120 OCLV carbon frame as ridden to victory by the USPS team in the Tour de France. (Ron) Burgundy-esque ‘Pearl Red’ frame is near perfect. This was Trek’s flagship road bike retailing for in excess of…

Learco Guerra

£ Sold Learco Guerra, “The Human Locomotive”, was a hero of pre-WW2 Italian cycling. Giro d’Italia winner, Italian and World Champion and 2-times TdF runner-up. A rival to legends such as Binda, Bartali and Coppi he rode for Maino, Legnano and Dei. Absolutely fantastic late ’60s vintage lightweight Italian steel road bike that never misses a beat. Quality mix…

Rossin

£ SOLD Original condition, 1988 Rossin vintage Italian road bike. Black/Petrol Blue fade paint in excellent condition, polished/not repainted with signs of use commensurate with age. Another Italian bike this time built using fabled Columbus Matrix steel – before Trek asserted their rights to use the name, after which it became Cromor. Again, built up using full Shimano 600…

Rossin Ghibli

£ enquire Original condition, 1987 Rossin Ghibli vintage Italian road bike – one of the last versions. Mesmerising paint scheme, polished/not repainted. Exquisite Italian lightweight bike featuring unique investment cast lugs and COLUMBUS SLX customized tubes based on specific requirements by the ROSSIN Technical Department. Purchased new as a frame and fork set and built up using full Shimano 600…

Bianchi Specialissima

£ 700 Original condition, c.’88 Bianchi road bike (exact model unknown). Fantastic patina, polished/not repainted. Full Shimano 600 ‘Tricolor’ (Ultegra) groupset. Excellent example of a desirable Italian Columbus SL steel framed road bike in the favoured Bianchi Celeste Green. Frame size: 57cm Weight: 10.3kg Frame #: 8C1465 (March 1988?) Specification: Frame and Forks: Columbus SL steel,…

Fausto Coppi

£ SOLD Angelo Fausto Coppi, Il Campionissimo, was the dominant international cyclist of the years each side of the Second World War winning 5 Giro D’Italia and 2 Tour de France titles amongst others astride his Bianchi. Original condition, early 90s Fausto Coppi road bike by Maschiagi of Italy. Amazing metallic midnight blue frame (not black)…

Excel by Dan Genner

£ 500 Extremely rare, all original 1950’s Excel Cycle Co Ltd classic lightweight gentlemans vintage touring bike by Dan Genner. Sympathetically refurbished, not restored, and brought back to life from as-found condition, this is an unrepeatable piece of cycling history. In full working order – the 60+ year old tyres still hold air – complete with smooth Cyclo Oppy rear derailleur….

Legnano Corsa

Private Commission Original, c.’70 Legnano Corsa 10-speed road bike. Fully restored – repainted and polished. Campagnolo Valentino. Superb example of a very rare and highly regarded Italian steel framed thoroughbred in the famous Legnano Green. Frame size: 57cm Frame #: 29 Specification: Frame and Forks: Falck Italian steel – Professionally blasted and (wet) resprayed in original Legnano Verde with new decal…

Carlton Corsair

SOLD – £210 All original 1970’s Carlton Corsair road bike. Unrestored and resplendent in its original bronze paintwork. Ideal for touring. Mechanically excellent example of this 10-speed Worksop, UK built bicycle. Frame size: 65cm (Centre-To-Top) Frame #: not specified Specification: Frame and Forks: Reynolds 531 Saddle: Charge Spoon (original suede Selle available) Brake calipers: Weinmann ‘U’ brakes…

Rory O’Brien

SOLD – £375 Original condition 1970s Rory O’Brien road bike. Wonderful patina, unrestored and not repainted. Mechanically excellent example of this sought after & handbuilt British racing machine. Frame size: 60cm Frame #796 Specification: Frame and Forks: Reynolds 531, Campagnolo dropouts front and rear Saddle: Brooks B17 Brake calipers: Modolo ‘Flash’ Brake lever: Weinmann Crankset: Sugino ‘Maxy’…

Cougar frame & fork

SOLD – £ Offers Yes, Cougar! Re-badged as a Geoffrey Butler for unknown reasons, this is a really nice and very light mid 90’s Italian-steel frame and fork set. Smaller frame size possibly suited to the ladies. Some previous touch-ups in places and minor scratches, no dents. Excellent basis for a high spec, retro steel road bike. Frame size:…