Claud Butler Vintage Road/Touring/ Commuter Bike, Blue,I

conic Steel Frame Built with Reynolds 531 Tubes and Forks,19 1/2 Inch / 50cm Size,6 X 3 =18 Speed Shimano Gears and Down Tube Friction Shifters,

Alloy Stronglight

39c ' Bio Strong ' Triple Crankset with Shimano Pedals,

Sakae Custom Claud Butler Alloy Bars & Stem, Original Claud Butler Bar Tape and Hoods,

Aluminium Shimano Cantilever Brakes, Original Brake Blocks,

ESGE Wrap Around Mud Guard, Rear Alloy Pannier Rack,

Comfy Itlalia Tourismo Saddle , Front and Rear Reflector,700c Alloy Wheels with Great All Condition Armadillo Tyres,

531 tubing in various forms has been around in for over 50 years now. It was originally used in aircraft construction, then racing cars, motorbikes and most importantly for cycles. In that time it's notched up more Tour de France wins than any other tube set (27). Originally plain gauge, it has over the years been available as taper gauged tube, butted, oversized, undersized, wafer thin, ovalized and even larger diameter in the centre of the tube than the ends used by the master builder Horace Bates in his 'Cantiflex' frames. Perhaps the weirdest incarnation was the "Curly Stays" fitted to Hetchins and now some Bob Jackson cycles. No other manufacturer of cycle tubing offered this kind of range and flexibility (and probably will never do so again) so 531 became THE tubing for custom build frames as its availability in a dazzling array of shapes and sizes so the custom builder can pick and mix to suit the rider and purpose.

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This Bike is in Amazing Condition for 40 Years Old!! It is a Pristine Eroica Class Touring Bike Fitted out for the Grand Tour. Probably sold directly from his shop in Clapham in the 1970's.

The immaculate condition indicates that this bike never made the trip across the Channel for it's European Tour, but rather spent most of it's life as a cherished possession kept indoors out of the weather.

Fun and Practical to Ride!!! Only £ 400