Nigel dean tour ace

[oldoffroader]

Been offered one of these for £120. Its 531 frame with triple groupset. Needs a good clean. Just cant decide yes or no any advice appreciated

[tatanab]

They were well constructed and well thought of frames, but value depends on the quality and state of wear of the components because the frame is around 25 years old.

[Brucey]

its value to you is highly dependent on whether it is the kind of bike that you want and of course if it fits you.

cheers

[greyingbeard]

got to be worth that sort of cash, can always flog it on later if need be.

[JamesE]

Yes! Subject to above caveats about fit, condition etc. I got one of these second-hand as my first proper tourer a few years back – low-end but sturdy components on a decent frame which made a good basis for bit-by-bit upgrades. (I eventually replaced the by-now-rather-scruffy frame with a resprayed Raleigh touring frame but I'm not at all sure that was an upgrade, and I should maybe have just sent the Nigel Dean frame off to Mercian for some TLC…)

[uppadine]

They are great bikes, though of course it depends on condition. I have two, and one of them was resprayed at Bob Jackson's, beautiful bike now.

[gaz]

My first touring bike was built up around a ND frame. I liked it.

Most of the ready built ND tourers that I saw had Suntour kit. Beware Suntour freehubs, the cassettes aren't compatible with anything else and production ceased in the early 90's.

[oneten]

I love mine, it's blue with black and yellow decals and came with trekking bars which are very comfortable. I've done quite a few miles on it - commuted to work on it for about a year and took it on tour last year. I'm off to Copenhagen on it in two weeks. Generally hear people speak well of Nigel Dean as a marque and I'm really pleased to be the owner of one.