I purchased the frame in used and abused condition, and it has undergone a complete rebuild. This bike was ridden by the New Zealand Olympic Track Cycling team in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Custom made in New Zealand by Graeme Pearson. Last ridden by Hayden Roulston before being put in storage for 10 years.
Frame:
Custom made Pearson Carbon Fibre Track Frame. BB to seat tube 60cm, Top tube 58cm.
Fork/Headset:
Reynolds 753 650c / Chris King 2Nut
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
SRAM Omnium 170mm / SRAM GXP
Pedals:
Shimano PD-M520
Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
17T / SRAM Omnium 48T / Izumi Track Black
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Flite 1990 / Thomson Elite 27.0
Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Hed Jet 60mm Clincher 650c / Hope ti hub 18h, or Zipp400 650c / Vittoria Corsa CX III Tubular
Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Hed Jet 60mm Clincher 700c/ Dura-Ace 7600 28h
Bike History
Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.
Current Stage Info:
The frame and fork were stripped and repainted with original decals. 7.93kg without pedals. Thanks to Steve Thompson (Forza Bikes) for his help with the rebuild.
Added by JohnMidgley. Last updated almost 9 years ago.
9 Comments
Beautiful. Can't help but be fascinated by a bike w history
Posted over 9 years ago
Cheers. Watch this space - the frame is about to get a serious freshen up!
Posted over 9 years ago
Glad you got that one. Likely an actual Olympic team bike, maybe even the medal winning frame
Posted almost 10 years ago
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carbon, cinelli, fixed-gear, new-zealand, olympics, pearson, sugino, track, track-bike
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twieleba says:
Is that a set back post or is it just a really drastic seat tube angle?
Posted about 9 years ago
JohnMidgley says:
It's the seat tube angle; using a Thomson Elite Inline seatpost.
Posted about 9 years ago