overburys touring bikes

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Errr its 6-speed, I realise, after further more effective counting......14-32 freewheel, marked UG and looks to be Uniglide type, and 28-38-48 biopace chainset. The derailleurs are marked FD-M700 and RD-M700 respectively and have stag's head emblems on them.

[Freddie]

If it was a Mercian, the price'd be £375...at least. If everything is in good order, it's worth it IMO.

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If it was a Mercian, the price'd be £375...at least. If everything is in good order, it's worth it IMO.

Shush, he may be reading this thread It is not quite as desirable as a Mercian I suppose, but is it more so than, say, a Dawes Galaxy of the era? Seriously I don't want to rip off a good friend (or rather the friend of my friend who has given up cycling and handed it on to my friend to sell). OTOH I simply could not afford £375 The fact that it fits me perfectly is obviously another important factor. The saddle is damaged, i.e. the rails are badly bent so that it is leaning to one side as well as backwards, which is a pity as even in its damaged state it is surprisingly comfortable with a what appears to be a leather top and, although it is marked Overbury's on the back, looking underneath reveals it is a San Marco. I wonder if it can be saved somehow?

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Errr its 6-speed, I realise, after further more effective counting......14-32 freewheel, marked UG and looks to be Uniglide type, and 28-38-48 biopace chainset. The derailleurs are marked FD-M700 and RD-M700 respectively and have stag's head emblems on them.

Googling reveals it is Deore XT which was good stuff, right?

EDIT: look just like these:

http://velobase.blogspot.com/2010/02/sh ... -m700.html

http://velobase.blogspot.com/2010/02/sh ... -m700.html

[Freddie]

I think the price is about right. I tend to think Mercians/Galaxies etc whilst nice are over hyped, no way I'd pay the prices they go for second hand, you pay for a name.

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I think the price is about right. I tend to think Mercians/Galaxies etc whilst nice are over hyped, no way I'd pay the prices they go for second hand, you pay for a name.

The reason I mentioned Galaxies is that I had a look at completed listings on Ebay and the price is comparable with what a really good Galaxy of that era would fetch on there. I suppose I could also compare prices for a similar age Claud Butler Dalesman.

[cols3064]

its worth as much as some one is willing to pay,mercians are over priced as a rule.i think if the bike were on ebay it would fetch no more then £200.dawes galaxys always fetch good money.

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its worth as much as some one is willing to pay,mercians are over priced as a rule.i think if the bike were on ebay it would fetch no more then £200.dawes galaxys always fetch good money.

Good points and from a personal point of view I have seen and ridden the bike and its already in my garage, virtually anything from Ebay etc. will have to be bought unseen as I live in deepest Cornwall and then I have to pay to have it sent down or have to go and collect it. Basically I am beginning to think the price is very fair and am not going to quibble about it, trying to haggle and possibly upsetting a friend in the process is just not worth saving a small amount of money.

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Or should I just buy a Claude Butler Dalesman 2008 available on the NHS Cycle to Work scheme: £38.17/mth plus £70 disposal fee works out at £528.04 total. I keep finding things to upgrade on the Overbury (already worked out at more than £100) and eventually it will need repainting, plus I will probably abuse it by commuting in the Cornish climate, so perhaps I would be better off with a new CB. Will the CB ride even better with the 631 frame and 520 forks compared with the Overbury's 531 All Terrain frame and forks that have no stickers on?

[cols3064]

the overburys is a custom hand built frame quite rare,the cb is a tig welded made in taiwan frame with cb stickers,but a very nice bike.you pay your money and take your choice

[ChrisButch]

I had an Overbury's MTB, which I was still riding until about three years ago. One of its many virtues was that it was equipped with a Campag groupset, dating from Campag's brief foray into MTB compnentry. The quality was awesome, as was the weight - Campag made the wrong bet that the future of the MTB market was as a sort of two-wheeled Land Rover. I'm still using the apparently indestructible pedals today - bearings only replaced once in 20 years.

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Campag made the wrong bet that the future of the MTB market was as a sort of two-wheeled Land Rover.

A two wheeled Land Rover: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Land-Rover-APB-Bu ... 335bbe7565

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Today I finally settled on buying the Overbury's tourer . Phew! I do take a while to make decisions like this, drives my poor wife nuts

[cols3064]

good choice!

[glueman]

Today I finally settled on buying the Overbury's tourer . Phew! I do take a while to make decisions like this, drives my poor wife nuts

A wise decision. They say whatever music catches you at a certain age will stay with you forever, well, touring bikes should look exactly like the way they did in the early 80s.
Chris mentioned Campag MTB kit on a tourer - still have mine and I agree on quality and weight, a consequence of niceties like a steel stemmed set pin and brass bushes on the derailleur. Them were the days!