ussr takhion pursuit track frame on ebay

a really rare soviet track frame on sale from ukraine at ebay for 700$. what a great frame. i dig the color!








Description:

For sale track frame pursuit TAKHION, 1992. Used.

Intended for training and competitions on the track in individual and team competitions.

Takhion was special make of sport bicycle from Kharkov, Ukraine, in former-USSR.
Developed by Central Design & Technology Agency, Bike Building, or CDTA BB, from 1981 to 1992, nearly 400 custom bicycles were produced, over a dozen models for road, track and time trial competitions, featuring original-patent aluminum, carbon and titanium components.

Takhion bicycles were originally designed for the USSR National Team, which used Campagnolo, Colnago, DeRosa, Rossin, Cinelli (from Italy) and RIH (Netherlands). A CDTA BB technical symposium in mid-1980s included experts from Columbus, Bianchi, 3T, Alpina (Italy). Takhion then supplied cycling teams of Republics Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Kirghizia. Several USSR National Championships, and at least one World Championship, have been won on Takhion.
Thanks to Reginald Vorontsov, Takhion's chief designer-constructor, and his son Vadim Vorontsov, for providing pictures and information.

Front wheel - 700C
Rear wheel - 700C.

Complete include:

* frame (steel, Cr-Mo), COLUMBUS;
* fork;
* headset;
* handlebar ITM;
* bottom bracket.

Center BB -> top seat tube - 59 cm

Center BB - center top tube 48.5 cm

Top tube cent to cent. - 55 cm.

Seat post - 27.2 mm.

Head tube – 85 mm.

Bottom bracket shell is italian threaded, M36x24.

Rear spacing -120 mm.

Front spacing - 100 mm.

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