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seat post Just wondered how is the seat post clamped on the Preuss as I can't see a clamp on the frame Nice bike though, Mike.

Re: Raleigh 653 Castorama Replica (Finished 20th May P5) Glad to see you have the braking the correct way round, right for the front.

Re: Raleigh 653 Castorama Replica (Ready to build 12th May) Half way there, I like the lug-work, really nice frame.

Re: Is the bike still for sale please.

Re: Empty photo's Your photo's are empty, nothing there.

Re: Team Owned Raleigh 753 Dyna-Tech Castorama (Finished P7) Very well done, the time, effort and the determination of tracking down all the relevant items was definitely worth it, very nice piece of work. Wouldn't it be something if the all the major tours had a special vintage/classic race...

Re: Time wasters Bloody hell, you have had an awful lot of "is it still blah, blah; I fancy it; where are you, what planet are you on, god what a bunch of wasters. Just buy the bloody thing, it's going for peanuts. £150 wont get you one of those stupid bloody mobiles every bodies wetting...

Re: Very poor cycliste I think you should donate the bike to me, you see I am very, very poor, I could never afford such a nice machine. Let me know if you are in agreement and I will send you my place of abode. Must warn you though I might be hard to find as I relocate my cardboard box from...

Re: brake cable Turning the bars does not affect the cable one iota, mechanically when the bars rotate so does the front brake, if you notice the handlebar and fork are connected together by the steerer tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: wALL PAPER HOUSE NEEDS RE-DECORATING

Re: Black majic Well to my mind the gold tape looks classy, although light coloured or gold brake huds will soon become and show quite grubby after a few runs. Regarding the bar tape, you have to balance the colours and I think you have done well in that department, It's just the same with...

Re:PERFECTION-What Ho! Take no notice from the negative remarks. Gold and black are a perfect combination. I would keep the gold bar tape after all how many bikes have we seen with that colour bar tape-none. Always strive to be different from the common crowd and do what you want, not what...

Re: Gold is sooooft You might have to rig up a deflector to erase rubbing on the crank arms, as the plating will not last very long, gold is quite soft.

FRONT MECH CLAMP Excellent Ian, the reason I pointed it out is, I have a Dawes Sardar touring bike and the factory fitted mech clamp was tightened by a gorilla methinks , and when I unbolted the clamp the tubing was crushed quite badly. The tubing is 631, perhaps it is thinner than 531c...

Re:Band on clamp Ian Nice piece of kit, well done. Just one little bit I noticed in one of your photo's that the clamp on the front mech seems to me to be over-tightened. Take care when tightening the bolt as if overdone can crush the thin tubing. Suggest you un-bolt and remove the mech and...

Good man! money is no good to anyone when you are cold in the ground, I say that because most people will not put their hands in their pockets to do a proper restoration. As with most, looking forward to the finishing line, Mike.

Will you be re-chroming the frame, if you are be careful who prepares the frame for the refinish, as the tubing is quite thin and if the preparation is not done strictly, the tubing will be compromised to the point of failure., Most chromers strip the old chrome using mechanical means, belt...

Thanks Martin. I bought the frame and forks from a shop in Liverpool, stripped it down had the forks and rear stays chromed, then repainted it, fitted the transferes and finished it off with 3 coats of 2 pack lacquer to seal it all and to give it a nice gloss look. Most of the ancilleries were...

I put a piece of inner tube over the lever to prevent it getting damaged when I put the bike next to the wall.

My Olmo, repainted by my good self, with chromed forks and rear chainstay/dropouts. A mixture of ancillaries include; Shimano 600ex brakes Campag index shifters, record front shifter, Athena rear mech & 8 speed cluster on campy hubs & Mavic rims, record seat post Mavic SSC pedals (by far the...