Author Topic: Sale Thorn Sherpa now Sold  (Read 5017 times)

bobs

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Sale Thorn Sherpa now Sold
« on: January 12, 2010, 10:15:33 AM »
For sale Thorn Sherpa in excellent condition. I bought the frame from SJSC and built it up into a expedition tourer , this bike will take you anywhere you want. Will suit male / female up to 5' 9" . Brooks saddle not included in sale can supply Terry saddle with bike. Looking for £750 ono.
Thorn Sherpa.

Frame.
Size 485L Satin black.
4130 Cro-Mo double butted seamless cold-drawn conical frame, Reynolds 531ST threadless fork, 135mm OLN, cantilever bosses, lo rider bosses, dynamo boss, slotted cable guides, 3 x bottle bosses, direct mudguard fitting, pump peg. stainless steel fittings, 1 1/8 (28.6mm) Orbit XL2 threadless headset, 27.2mm alloy micro adjust seatpin, and bottom bracket cable guide.

Wheels.
SPA CYCLES Handbuilt Wheelset Rigida Sputnik 26" rims built on Shimano Deore hubs, XT 9 speed cassette. Tyres Schwable Marathon Plus 26" x 1.75".

Gears. Shimano 27 speed LX front and rear, LX shifters.

Chainset . Shimano Deore Hollowtech 2 Mountain Bike Crankset SR48C
Shimano Deore Hollowtech II Crankset Crank lengh 170mm
Hollowtech 2 Crankset which features Integrated crankset and bottom bracket signficantly cuts down weight and increases rigidity. Chainring sizes : 48T-36T-26T
SPD clipless pedals.
Brakes. Shimano Deore vee brakes with Avid SD 2.5L levers.

Other bits. I can do either flat bars with bar ends or raiser bars. Cateye computer, Blackburn EX1 rear rack, Esge mudguards.




« Last Edit: March 05, 2010, 05:22:17 AM by bobs »

jags

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Re: For Sale Thorn Sherpa
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2010, 03:37:36 PM »
so bob how's the new bike ,do you find it to be much better /different than the sherpa.
that's of course if you have it buily up. ;)

bobs

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Re: For Sale Thorn Sherpa
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2010, 04:42:35 PM »
I'm still building it up at the moment, no hurry still 2 ft of snow here.

Bob

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Re: For Sale Thorn Sherpa
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2010, 11:30:49 PM »
best of luck on the sell and your new bike.you should put it on bike foruems.net they love the thorn bikes in america.

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Re: For Sale Thorn Sherpa new pictures
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2010, 09:15:59 PM »
New photos added.

Bob

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Re: For Sale Thorn Sherpa new pictures
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2010, 11:37:30 PM »
much better with the brooks on ;)
i'll stick a post up on the american site bob if you like ,well you never know.
« Last Edit: January 18, 2010, 11:39:28 PM by jags »