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Wow this is a heck of a bump... but.....
I now own this frame, it has been with me for a little while as I needed to figure out what kind of build I wanted. I have been acquiring Dura Ace 7400 bits and bobs for a while and decided they would suit the Cougar nicely, the plan at that stage was to use indexed down tube shifters, as I have them on my Lloyd Q650 and rather like them. So, the frame was unwrapped and put on a nice pair of Reynolds deep section alloy wheels I very recently got and...... ahhhhh, no down tube shifter bosses BOLX!
So, now I have to either completely change direction, or wait until I can find some 7400 brake lever / shifters at a sensible price. £125 plus £20 P&P from Hungary (currently on ebay) is not my idea of a sensible price.