1990ish Condor?

[sruss67]

seatpost size is 30.0mm and it is an o/s 1+1/8" steerer tube/fork.

 

[sruss67]

It's a Nigel Dean - Please sell it to me!!

so if it is a Nigel Dean Nevada, has someone had it painted and decaled to look like this?

I am presuming this would have been shipped to Australia when someone immigrated to here with all their other items.

 

[Coleman]

It's a Nigel Dean - Please sell it to me!!

so if it is a Nigel Dean Nevada, has someone had it painted and decaled to look like this?

I am presuming this would have been shipped to Australia when someone immigrated to here with all their other items.

seatpost size is 30.0mm and it is an o/s 1+1/8" steerer tube/fork.

The frame is tig welded Reynolds 531 Magnum with a brazed BB shell - not a common combination for a UK built frame.

Nigel Dean was a ex UK pro road rider who built frames through the 80's into the early 90's under his own brand. He also supplied mid range bikes to two large UK London shops (condor and evans) for them to re-brand and sell on, they both made their own high end bikes - hence the other Condors on your thread being fillet brazed etc. I think he eventually went under after an attempt to import Pacific bikes went badly - they never took off in the UK and it kind of co-incided with the peak of the MTB boom over here.

Looking at the detail and geometry of this frame it is exactly the same as mine, even the BS safety sticker is the same. I am sure that it is a Nigel Dean Nevada, re-branded as a Condor and sold from their shop - that would explain why it has no Condor serial number (it wasn't made by them). Your bike would have cost about £550 in the UK BITD, making it equivalent in price to something like a Pine Mountain/GT Avalanche/Cinder Cone etc - mid range but with slightly lower than par components as the Frame was more expensive to make in the UK than in taiwan like the competition.

 

[sruss67]

Thank you nevadasmith for the info, seems you have researched Nigel Dean quite a lot with your beautiful Nevada

I have tried to find pictures on the www but not a lot of information around regarding these bikes.

 

[sruss67]

It's a Nigel Dean - Please sell it to me!!

You have a message regarding exactly that

 

[sruss67]

It's a Nigel Dean - Please sell it to me!!

You have a message regarding exactly that

 

[sruss67]

It's a Nigel Dean - Please sell it to me!!

You have a message regarding exactly that

 

[crysty97]

well after a few emails to Condor, it turns out they believe this bike isn't a Condor. Here is a reply from one of my queries.

Hi Shane

If there is no code stamped onto the bottom bracket shell then i can confirm this bike is not actually a Condor. This adds up with a few other 'non condor' clues such as the dropouts and brazing detail.
Apologies for not being more helpful, I've shown other staff members and no one has had any ideas.

Hope you find the information you're after and if not enjoy the bike!

Please feel free to contact me if you would like any further information.

Kind regards

Ben

Condor Cycles Ltd, 49-53 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8PP
T: +44 (0)20 7269 6820 | F: +44 (0)20 7269 6821
www.condorcycles.com

'Building bespoke bicycles since 1948'

There is no serial number anywhere on the frame and the stickers look like they are in different places apparently :?

So now I am unsure what the heck this thing is?

Hi ! Can somebody help me with this Condor bike info or if is an original model? I did not find any catalogue...Thx a lot