Holdsworth Championship rebuild

torqueless":1wng35fv said:

Operating on the possibly misguided principle that a reply from decal nit-picker Torqueless is better than no reply:


Having seen the complete bike, I will eat my words about the seat tube decal. It doesn't set my aesthetic nerve twitching, as I thought it might. It's very close to bisecting my other (provisional) string, which stretches
between the rear axle and the handlebar stem expander bolt head. That down tube decal placement will continue to irk me though, but I'm (almost) resigned to being de-sensitised..

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roadking":1wng35fv said:

Not really following this thread, but I have spotted a rookie (mind you I've even seen like errors from folk who should know better) that no-one else has spotted.

Or dared to mention !

Rk.

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allenh"You have me intrigued and interested now so what have I missed and more importantly is it easily rectified?[/quote said:

I'll refrain from commenting on the error spotted and comment on decal placement. Having visited the factory in the 1970s and seen how the decals were applied and the people applying them - I guess few if any on this forum have (the principle applies to many builders).

If the applier (of the first set of decals) happens for example to apply a world championship ring upside down it may be wrong but I'd argue it is original.

And brochures are rarely a good primary source, unless you're looking at a factory like Raleigh for example where they will have applied (for the time) up to date production techniques - but even then there can be anomalies.

If no-one else has noticed (the error except myself) then it matters little.

Rk.

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If no-one else but decal nit-picker torqueless has noticed then it matters little.

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roadking":17wf2bqn said:

I'll refrain from commenting on the error spotted and comment on decal placement. Having visited the factory in the 1970s and seen how the decals were applied and the people applying them - I guess few if any on this forum have (the principle applies to many builders).

If the applier (of the first set of decals) happens for example to apply a world championship ring upside down it may be wrong but I'd argue it is original.

And brochures are rarely a good primary source, unless you're looking at a factory like Raleigh for example where they will have applied (for the time) up to date production techniques - but even then there can be anomalies.

If no-one else has noticed (the error except myself) then it matters little.

Rk.

N.B last line edited with parenthesis.

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torqueless":17wf2bqn said:

If no-one else but decal nit-picker torqueless has noticed then it matters little.

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Fixed that for you, Rk..

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torqueless":2los97il said:

If no-one else but decal nit-picker torqueless has noticed then it matters little.

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Fixed that for you, Rk..

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chrisv40":3j4hbwq7 said:

torqueless":3j4hbwq7 said:

If no-one else but decal nit-picker torqueless has noticed then it matters little.

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Fixed that for you, Rk..

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Cables routed in front of the bars instead of behind?

Lovely bike though!

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PeachyPM":3j4hbwq7 said:

I’ve never really understood how cable runs can be a bone of contention, surely it’s down to personal preference? Although I have been ‘dug out’ before for how I’ve run mine, it’s not stopped me doing what I think suits me best. Bars at different heights & angles, stems at different reaches, brakes levers positioning on the bars, braze-ons in different positions... all these things effect the look and flow of the cables.

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