I bought this bike new in September 1995. Now it's the oldest of my four bikes, the others being a Bianchi, a Specialized Tricross and an Argon 18 Krypton. It's been surplus to my requirements ever since I bought the Tricross because that's now the bike I use when I don't want to get the carbon bike dirty. (The Bianchi lives upstairs on a turbo trainer.)
I've never wanted to let the M-Trax go to just anyone knowing nothing about bikes who would not appreciate it but just chuck it around. Silly to be sentimental about a bike but that's just the way it is. I recently had a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted, and the cardiologist who did it told me not to ride more than 10 miles at a time, and no gut-busting hill climbing either. Given that, it's hard to explain to my wife why I still need four bikes, so at the very least, the M-Trax has to go, and I'm hoping someone on this site may have use for a bike with a handbuilt 531 frame. When I try it after the carbon and alu framed bikes I'm still impressed by the ride quality (especially as the Gatorskins are 700-2
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It's not standard. For a start it has an old pair of SPDs fitted (don't ask). The brake levers are a pair of Shimano 600s (~Ultegra). The original calipers weren't very good so I replaced them with the unbranded ones that were on the Bianchi before I upgraded that bike to Ultegra. Unbranded they may be, but they work fine - much better than the originals.
It's a 52-42 chainset and the rear-mech is still the original Exage. The block is 11-13-15-18-22-26-34. I fitted the 34 in case I wanted to ride up the side of a house (if you're in your 60s you'll maybe know why I really fitted it).
I'm selling it complete, although I'll probably hang onto the saddle. I have no idea what to ask. Whatever the starting price it can possibly come down but it can never go up, so let's say I'm looking to get close to £150 (plus shipping costs if any). If you're within striking distance of the northern outskirts of Southampton, collection would be fine.
I've never wanted to let the M-Trax go to just anyone knowing nothing about bikes who would not appreciate it but just chuck it around. Silly to be sentimental about a bike but that's just the way it is. I recently had a pacemaker/defibrillator implanted, and the cardiologist who did it told me not to ride more than 10 miles at a time, and no gut-busting hill climbing either. Given that, it's hard to explain to my wife why I still need four bikes, so at the very least, the M-Trax has to go, and I'm hoping someone on this site may have use for a bike with a handbuilt 531 frame. When I try it after the carbon and alu framed bikes I'm still impressed by the ride quality (especially as the Gatorskins are 700-2
.It's not standard. For a start it has an old pair of SPDs fitted (don't ask). The brake levers are a pair of Shimano 600s (~Ultegra). The original calipers weren't very good so I replaced them with the unbranded ones that were on the Bianchi before I upgraded that bike to Ultegra. Unbranded they may be, but they work fine - much better than the originals.
It's a 52-42 chainset and the rear-mech is still the original Exage. The block is 11-13-15-18-22-26-34. I fitted the 34 in case I wanted to ride up the side of a house (if you're in your 60s you'll maybe know why I really fitted it).
I'm selling it complete, although I'll probably hang onto the saddle. I have no idea what to ask. Whatever the starting price it can possibly come down but it can never go up, so let's say I'm looking to get close to £150 (plus shipping costs if any). If you're within striking distance of the northern outskirts of Southampton, collection would be fine.
