As some of you may be aware I was lucky enough to win this beauty (yup,753 tubing and fully loaded with Euclid) on eweBay a while ago. I thought a little update was due. After a couple of failed attempts to collect it, I’ve finally managed to make it to Wales couple of weeks ago, and even though I didn’t have time to ride on the steam train this time, the bike is finally with me.
I am not the best at documenting everything, so the first picture of the whole bike (above) was taken only last week or so when I finally found time to strip it and have a closer look.
First thing I’ve checked when collecting the bike from my mate’s who kindly picked it up from the seller, was the seatpost. I wanted to make sure it was not seized. It was stuck solid! And so I’ve tried to move it by twisting it whilst firmly holding the saddle (definitely not Electa
, it’s hideous). Not a chance. It’s not a first stuck seatpost I was dealing with, so I’ve kept my cool and thought I will give it some PlusGas treatment once we’re home. After flipping the frame upside down and spraying a liberal amount of the stuff through the bottle cage bosses on the seat tube I’ve left it for a couple of days for PlusGas to work its magic. A couple of days later I had another go. Using the saddle for leverage again, as I didn’t want to risk damaging the seatpost in the vise. It moved! Or so I thought…
Oops…
I am not the best at documenting everything, so the first picture of the whole bike (above) was taken only last week or so when I finally found time to strip it and have a closer look.
First thing I’ve checked when collecting the bike from my mate’s who kindly picked it up from the seller, was the seatpost. I wanted to make sure it was not seized. It was stuck solid! And so I’ve tried to move it by twisting it whilst firmly holding the saddle (definitely not Electa
, it’s hideous). Not a chance. It’s not a first stuck seatpost I was dealing with, so I’ve kept my cool and thought I will give it some PlusGas treatment once we’re home. After flipping the frame upside down and spraying a liberal amount of the stuff through the bottle cage bosses on the seat tube I’ve left it for a couple of days for PlusGas to work its magic. A couple of days later I had another go. Using the saddle for leverage again, as I didn’t want to risk damaging the seatpost in the vise. It moved! Or so I thought…
Oops…
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