Cove Hummer XC Titanium 18" Frame

[red_riviera]

COVE Hummer XC Titanium frame - size 18" (ctr BB to top of seat tube)

£490 as pictured, or £560 with a brand new Chris King Red Sotto Voce Nothreadset (inc tracked UK delivery, EU extra)

Big pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35229453@N00/sets/72157632566974933/show/

Made in the USA by TST from Sandvik titanium, circa 2005/6:

3Al/2.5V titanium tubing
6Al/4V dropouts
Oversized 'hourglass' chainstays and seatstays
'Bullet' design seatstay and chainstay ends
2 x bottle bosses
Welded cable & hose guides (no nasty pop rivets here!)
27.2mm seatpost diameter
31.8mm front mech and seatpost clamp diameter
1 1/8" external headset
BSA Eng 68mm bottom bracket shell
ISO disc brake mount
V-brake mount
Plenty of clearance for big 26" x 2.4" tyres
Will accept a 100-130 mm travel suspension fork or 440mm axle-to-crown rigid fork.

18" / 46 cm ctr BB to top of seat tube
56 cm top tube
Weight approx 1.55 kg as pictured

Very good condition, all welds are excellent. Slight wear to decals. A few minor marks eg from cable rub (which could be polished away) - no cracks or crash damage. It was built up with a Pace RC31 Carbon/Titanium Rigid fork, Crossmax SL wheels and XTR components for a superfast 9 kg bike:

 

[greenstiles]

I had one of that era........1 of the best bikes i've owned could not fault the steering/handling.....ran mine with Fox RLC 125's

 

[red_riviera]

I had one of that era........1 of the best bikes i've owned could not fault the steering/handling.....ran mine with Fox RLC 125's

Yup - best description i ever heard of it was 'like a Kona Hei Hei on steroids'

 

[dkdaz]

nice

GLWS, if only i had the cash.

 

[red_riviera]

now on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321059610220

Ending Wed evening

 

[well1]

shame would have bought it had I seen it earlier.

suits me just fine.

lets see what happens on e-bay, probably runs hot, internet is super slow down here, lost two frames in last bidding minutes already.

If you like to see what i like to replace look at my posting 'kona AA on rigid fork in readers bike 1998.

 

[well1]

shame would have bought it had I seen it earlier.

suits me just fine.

lets see what happens on e-bay, probably runs hot, internet is super slow down here, lost two frames in last bidding minutes already.

If you like to see what i like to replace look at my posting 'kona AA on rigid fork in readers bike 1998.

 

[Carsten G]

Are you sure of the year on the frame, thought that they got pure disc specific in 2003 :?:

 

[thomas]

Another retrobike member in kings lynn. Who would have thought it.
A great frame by the way

 

[red_riviera]

price drop bump