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" And you'll always find him in the kitchen at parties...".

https://www.chapmancycles.com/cantilevers/

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177017073058

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326535899106 Rack, mechs etc aren't included but sounds like the seller can add for a fee - and has other bits that go with this. https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/dawes-countryman-mid-80’s.428881/

£21 hammer on the Shogun and a tenner on the Geoffrey Butler!

Super low to no use by the looks. Possibly brought over by un immigré rosbif?

Great find that.

These two are interested in those brake levers.

I think you're right. Weren't these sold only through Kays catalogue and the like - not in physical shops?

I have zero problem paying a seasoned pro bike mechanic a living wage. Paying a hipster to continue being a hipster is another thing. Its like paying six quid for a latte made from Peruvian monkey jism served up in a 'collaborative workspace' where the walls are lined in OSB like its a feature...

We seem to be in a place where the bedrock price of a bikes suggested by the bay is at a stratopheric level. That means even if you don't accept the suggested price you do your own reasearch and find those prices (also suggested) are also crazy high. So you stick with a high price. I started...

The provenance of which doesn't seem that 'bulletproof' as listed. A snippet of film, a stenciled name, a label and a signed pic of MJ on a different bike. Mind you, I would be interested in buying it if only they had decided to Paint it Black.

@toycompany if you have any background info on the build as you are the original owner - receipts, build sheet, name of builder etc - that can help you get the best price.

Thanks @Guinessisgoodforyou. My other two seemed to suffer with excessive corrosion on the top tubes. Maybe some very sweaty owners or insufficent primer from the factory. So far so good on this one.

1988 series 1 Raleigh Quadra. Had this in the shed for a while, its my third series 1 Quadra. This one looks low miles and is fully original bar the tyres and look pedals (I have some 1050 pedals kindly given to me KARMA by @trailwright (thank you geez). I am a sucker for the simple...