Kestrel 500 57 cm Dura Ace 7700 2x9 Spinergy 650 carbon clinchers free

Free shipping in the US lower 48.

Thank you to a fellow eBayer who pointed out the wildly inconsistent measurements used by Kestrel.  The actual measurements are below.

Rebuilt with aftermarket front derailleur hanger.  It has been repainted.

Frame:   Kestrel 500 full carbon, for 650 wheels, 58 cm top tube center to center, 55 cm seat tube center to center, through the frame cabling -  rewiring the front derailleur requires a surgeon’s skill!  New, non-standard front derailleur bracket added.  19.0 lbs,

Fork: carbon, for 650 wheels

Headset:  black alloy

Stem:  Bontrager black alloy, 10 cm, on a black alloy quill adaptor

Handlebars:  Lixada black carbon, 44 cm, through the handlebar brake cables

Brakes/Shifters:  Shimano Dura Ace 7700 STI, 2 x 9

Brakes:  Shimano Dura Ace 7700 dual pivot side pull

Bottom Bracket:  Shimano Dura Ace 7700, BSA threads

Crankset:  Shimano Dura Ace 7700, 48/36 chainwheels (QBP Engagement/Total CNC made), 175 mm arms

Pedals:  none

Front Derailleur:  Shimano Dura Ace 7700, brazeon, new brazeon bracket added (non-standard) with new bolts and nylock nuts

Rear Derailleur:  Shimano Dura Ace 7700

Hubs/Wheelset:  Spinergy Rev X 650, carbon with aluminum brake track, clinchers, presta, Ti skewers

Cassette:  12-25 9 speed

Chain: new FSA 9 speed with quick link

Tires:  CST Czar, 23mm, new

Seatpost:  aero carbon

Seat:  Selle San Marco Aspide

Extras:   one set water bottle cage brazeons

Shipping will be via BikeFlights.  The bike will be properly packed to ensure safe arrival.

eBay now insists that the return policy that they had be inserted here:

Returns:  All measurements may be a bit off.  That said, great care is taken to ensure that the bike has been described EXACTLY and PRECISELY.   As the bike is shipped insured, any damage from shipping will result in a claim.  Please save all packing material to return the bike.  In that situation – damage from shipping – you will be fully reimbursed – for purchase and shipping.  Should you just have buyer’s remorse, you may return the bike at your own expense.  In the case of remorse, a 20% restocking fee will be deducted from your total payment.  This 20% restocking fee covers the packing and shipping costs of sending the bike to you.  Given the care in writing the description and the quality of the pictures, any “item not as described” case is unwarranted.  Please ask all questions before buying.

It has finally come to this.  You are buying a used bike.  There may be some new components, but it is a used bike.  All bikes are ridden before shipping.  The bike will be disassembled for shipping.  The handlebars will be removed.  The brifters will be covered in bubblewrap.  The ‘bars, with cables attached, will be looped back over the top tube, which will be covered with pipe foam or lots of bubblewrap, and attached to the top bar with zip ties.  Though this will help the parts survive the shipping, the cables and housings will be stressed enough to throw all adjustments off.  Thus it is likely that the brakes and derailleurs will need adjustment upon arrival and reassembly.  You will receive my phone number to help with the reassembly and adjustment processes to ensure that the bike works as it should. 

The seat, seat tube, and pedals (if included) will be removed.  They will be wrapped in bubble wrap so that they will not damage the frame when they bounce around.  The frame and fork blades will be wrapped to prevent damage.  The chain will be wrapped with the chain on the inmost gearing.  Note that to get the chain there, the right brifter had to be working.

The front wheel will be removed.  The quick release will be used to help protect the fork ends during shipping.  The front wheel axle ends will be protected with bubble wrap or foam which will be taped in place.  The front wheel will go into its own cardboard box next to the left side of the frame which is the the bike box.  The right side of the frame will have three layers of cardboard between it and the outside to prevent damage to the frame and the drivetrain.

Bike boxes are reused for shipping.  There may be holes in the box from a previous shipper’s poor packing.

To reiterate – you are buying a used bike with a collection of used, and possibly new, components.  It has been ridden.  It has been disassembled for shipment.  It will need to be reassembled and probably need adjustment before it will work as intended.  You will receive my phone number to help achieve this end.

If you expect perfection, please buy a new bike from your Local Bike Shop (LBS).  The premium price that you pay will help them stay in business.  Buying a new bike from the LBS will allow you to have the perfection that you expect.

With dozens of bikes for sale, it makes no sense to mislead, upset, or tee off any customer.  Please ask all questions before buying.  I’ll do my best to answer.

Again, it’s too bad that it has come to this, but that’s how things are.  Ride Strong and Stay Safe!