Sadly it’s time to find a new home for my XTC. It’s been a brilliant bike, comfortable and fast, and the steel frame, 26” wheels and wide tyres (up to37mm) mean it is good on rougher surfaces and when loaded.
The XTC was Thorn’s top of the range lightweight steel tourer. The Classic was hand built in the UK (in approx 2000) with 725 conical tubing and 531C forks.
The 26” wheels of the XTC make this bike especially suitable for shorter riders (approx. 5’ 5” to 5’8”) because it allows for a comfortable reach without having to compromise on toe overlap or a high bottom bracket.
Frame size 525mm
Bottom bracket to top of seat tube 510mm
Top tube ctc 510mm
Reach 460mm
Standover at mid-tube 770mm
725 Reynolds conical tubing
Investment cast lugs
Ritchey dropouts
Forks 531C, uncut steerer
Overall length 1650mm
Shimano Ultegra triple flight deck levers
Thorn 80mm silver stem
FSC head set
Shimano Ultegra front mech
Ultegra cranks
Chainrings XT 52-42-30
Cassette 32-12
Shimano Deore XT rear mech
Sunrims CR18 26” alloy rim front
Sputnik alloy rim rear
Shimano STX HB-MC30 front hub
Tyres Panaracer Tourguard 26x1.5 (front), Schwalbe Marathon Plus 26x1.35 (rear)
Avid Shorty 6 cantilever brakes front and rear
Charge Spoon saddle
Thorn layback seat post 27.2mm
MKS GR-9 platform pedals
Full mudguards, rear reflector and Secula rear light
Tubus stainless steel carrier
This bike has been well-used over its life. It has not been ridden for a while and it needs some tlc. Most seriously, the handlebars have been bent (they are still rideable but someone knocked the bike over when it was loaded and one handlebar took the brunt of it). The rubber brake hoods need replacing, the plastic ‘Ultegra’ on the brake levers is missing (cosmetic only), the chain, transmission and cables all have wear and you should plan on replacing in due course. The front mech needs adjusting. There is surface rust on bolts etc. The front rim is the original and I don’t know how much wear is left in it (the back rim has had little use).
The frame has various chips and scuffs to the paintwork as seen, but the frame and forks are straight with no dings.
£250 ono
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
Collection preferred so you can see what you are buying. If you come by train, we are less than a mile from the station. Otherwise, I can box it up and send it on receipt of full payment for +£80.
