I just bought a Chas King
04-03-15, 02:05 AM
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I just bought a Chas King
on our local auction site . . with a buy now of $100, I left it to start with then as time went on it gnawed away at me and now I own it.
Picking it up next weekend.
Pic from auction,
Picking it up next weekend.
Pic from auction,
04-03-15, 05:03 PM
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No one like or have a Chas King? C'mon guys
04-03-15, 06:01 PM
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Never heard of it, and the picture isn't helping create enough interest for me to google and wade through links talking about [presumably] a clothing chain that went south some time in the 90s.
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Chris King's less successful brother.
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Must be a touring frame, huh? Did the DT bosses/stops get removed? What's up with blue top of fork, replaced canti bosses there?
Hard telling in pic but seems like chainstays might be slightly squished.
Hard telling in pic but seems like chainstays might be slightly squished.
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I agree we could use more info, is this a down under brand?
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04-03-15, 07:22 PM
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Bianchigirll as it turns out yes . . . He was a NZ frame builder?! Up until you asked that I took that he was an english frame builder as he won a bronze in the 36 Berlin Olympics in the 4000m team pursuit. He them emigrated here, built frames and was part of my local touring association . So Thanks for that, I am now a bit more excited about pick up. Nice to learn something new.
Lesterofpuppets, I am hoping it is my size too, I will pull it down when I first get it, lube grease where needed, and recable if needed too.
It is said to be 3 x 7 Shimano, could have been converted as the cantis sort of look late 80's, although hubs look early to mid 90's.
I may email her for more info on the bike, she referred to it as her touring bike so it may have a bit of a story, I wonder if she had it made with Chas or bought it 2nd hand.
Lesterofpuppets, I am hoping it is my size too, I will pull it down when I first get it, lube grease where needed, and recable if needed too.
It is said to be 3 x 7 Shimano, could have been converted as the cantis sort of look late 80's, although hubs look early to mid 90's.
I may email her for more info on the bike, she referred to it as her touring bike so it may have a bit of a story, I wonder if she had it made with Chas or bought it 2nd hand.
