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Private Classified => Bikes For Sale => Topic started by: JWestland on June 15, 2014, 01:32:41 PM

Title: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: JWestland on June 15, 2014, 01:32:41 PM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorn-Nemisis-26-Wheel-Reynolds-725-Touring-Bike-/231259651450

Must be an XTC I understood Nemesis were courier light 700c models, anyhoo KS = Kevin Sayles. THE kevin sayles yes.

51x56 cm

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: Norton on June 19, 2014, 01:23:07 PM

Always wanted a  Nemesis - but I thought it was essentially a 26" wheel version of a Cyclosportif, with caliper brakes etc.
This looks much like my XTC swb but with horizontal dropouts 

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: Andybg on June 19, 2014, 02:53:36 PM

Does anybody have any more information about the Nemesis? Especially interested in tyre clearance

Andy

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: brummie on June 19, 2014, 03:29:09 PM

The frame looks very much like a Thorn Commutour to me.. long horizontal road drop outs ( Campagnolo ) & the gear cable guides on the down tube, rather than the gear lever/ bolt-on down tube stops used on XTC's etc. are the big give away. The few Nemesis models built had caliper brakes I seem to remember..

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: brummie on June 19, 2014, 03:36:22 PM

I suspect it is this very frameset which I previously owned !

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: JWestland on June 25, 2014, 10:30:12 AM

Went for £222 BARGAIN

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: Bill C on July 28, 2015, 04:40:22 PM

same bike,
the buyer had it a year and stripped it,
it was relisted as frame set and as a nemesis again  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorn-Custom-Light-Touring-Commuting-Frame-/171857565352?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item28038256a8  (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorn-Custom-Light-Touring-Commuting-Frame-/171857565352?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item28038256a8)

i"ll let you know what i think when it gets here, should be tomorrow  8)
going by the commutour sizes looks like it will fit me
anyone had or got a commutour. if so what did/do you think
atb Bill

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: jags on July 28, 2015, 08:48:55 PM

what tubing is it ,did it get a new paint job.

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: Bill C on July 28, 2015, 09:37:08 PM

Hi Jags
both listings say custom built  and Nemesis and 725,
tbh a large pinch of salt is needed as i think that's sellers bigging it up for a better price
the tubes look straight not conical so i'm guessing it's a commutour in reynolds 525, but according to the wayback machine commutours only had 1 set of bottle boss's
up post it says the Nemesis had caliper brakes but the only pic i can find shows it with canti's,
i bought it as it looks to be my size and fancied another project, can't think of a better one than a handbuilt Thorn by Mr Sayles  8)
should be all fine when it's done, might even be Alfine lol

Title: Re: Kevin Sayles built 51 x 56 tourer (nemisis???)
Post by: jags on July 28, 2015, 10:21:47 PM

Bill if it was built by Sayles its a cracking bike for sure,doesn't he still build custom bikes .
best of luck with the build.
i passed on my raleigh 753 to my son last year its still hanging in the shed ,he's forever building it up has most everything but  hes that feckin easy going it might never get done.
anyway Bill enjoy the new build dont forget post a few photos. ;)

anto.