Rare NOS 2006 HED R1C Carbon Road Frame, Fork Steve Hed Designed 46cm C - T
Item History & Price
Hello, up for auction is a rare limited edition 2006 NOS, unused HED R1C Carbon Compact Road Racing Bicycle Frameset. Designed by the late Steve Hed. Compact geometry, 46cm c-t seat tube, 50cm c-c top tube. It was sold as an extra small XS. Probably the best for someone 5'1"- 5'4" This sale deserves some background information. I had the opportunity to work with Steve for years, and wound up with some rare and odd items. Steve was one of a kind, and ...I can't imagine another man like him is even possible. That said, let's get to the specs. 1180 gram frame weight, high modulus carbon fiber, for standard 700c wheels. Standard English threaded bottom bracket, 31.8 seatpost diameter (includes original seatpost clamp), Carbon rear dropouts, replaceable alloy rear derailleur hanger. 130mm. standard rear spacing, original Cane Creek IS headset, uncut 300mm. steerer on the original carbon 1 1/8" threadless fork. At the time, the alloy steerer tube provided more weight over the front end versus carbon for stability, and made light carbon bikes more stable before they relaxed the head tube angles to achieve this. Fork weight with the headset and uncut steerer is 590g. With a cut steerer for this frame size and subtracting the headset weight, the fork is more like 375-400 grams. There was a lot of good feedback on this frame with the few made, but selling frames is a different than making wheels, and HED decided to focus on that. Please if you have any questions, feel free to ask. Low starting bid with no reserve. Just want it to go to a good home where someone appreciates it, and hopefully rides it! Buyer to pay $39.75 Fed Ex shipping with tracking and insurance, and must use Paypal. Thanks for looking!
