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retrobikeguy
PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 2:51 pm 
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This is mt car booty frame find, plenty of patina and looking fab.

This frameset has been in my possesion for a while, period correct deer head is expensive and i'm getting bit of a sick of it hanging there so .....

1989 XT groupset here we come, I know ... its not period correct but I wanted to build something so this groupset seemed the only decent candidate.

just waiting for some SiS cable and I'll take it out for a ride.

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Rod_Saetan
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That is great! What’s the serial number, I have something similar I’d like to date.
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Captain Stupido
PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:48 pm 
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Nice. The later stuff is much more usable anyway...
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legrandefromage
PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:52 pm 
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30 year old groupset on a 34 year old bike?

I'm disgusted!

booo!

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<stomps off, kicks cat, stubs toe on skirting board, makes inappropriate ebay purchases>
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retrobikeguy
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:10 pm 
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Rod_Saetan wrote:
That is great! What’s the serial number, I have something similar I’d like to date.


Strangely..... No serial anywhere on the frame, no repaint marks, no sign of serial removal, sorry fella, the date was based on the Reynolds decal alone.
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legrandefromage
PostPosted: Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:14 pm 
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those decals could also be from 1984

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Rod_Saetan
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Ah, no worries, mine has a frame number but also has a Columbus frame decal. I’ll put some pics up when I get chance.
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I like the Tour de France water bottle!
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Frankenorange
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Loving tjis bike. The proportions of the triangles and tyre to tube gaps look spot on to me.
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Cabled up finally :D

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