11 Nov 2011

Long Barrow on eBay

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You are bidding for a George Longstaff 531 custom built tandem tricycle – a lovely “long barrow”. It has the Longstaff dual wheel drive system and rides really well. If you know about riding tricycles you'll know there is a knack and a lot of fun to be had at corners; hills can be hard on all tandems but on a trike you can always just brake and rest a while, admiring the view.

The frame size is 22.5” front and 21” rear, being the seat tube measurement from centre of bottom bracket axle to top of seat tube. Crankset is crossover triple Stronglight/TA with downtube friction shifters. Gearing ratios are for touring. Gear changers are Campagnolo. Braking achieved by a sidepull and cantilevers on the front wheel, operated by the front levers, and two Primax hub brakes on the rear wheels operated by the stoker. There is a Blackburn low rider front pannier rack and a Longstaff custom rear rack. Also included is a set of racing wheels, should you be that way inclined!

Storage has not been kind to the paintwork and there are some rust spatters, particularly on the top tube. There is also a bare metal patch by one of the bottle cage mountings and some rust marks on the headset. Otherwise it's in good rolling order; the original spec was high and that quality shines through on the road. I would like this machine to be ridden so that's why I'm starting the auction at £300.




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This tandem trike sold for £579.71 after 9 bids.

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