Got it at a bargain price a few months ago and it now time to get it sorted!
Came with Mavic wheels, not the right vibe at all so I've managed to get some Weinmann/Shimano 105 originals with the right 6 speed cassette. They'll be getting some 25c Michelin Dynamic Classics.
I have a Charge Spoon Saddle in tan on the way and it'll get white bar tape. Not a restoration as it need a partial respray where a previous owner used brilliant white on the seat tube and stays instead of pearl and went over the original decals!
I'd like to get an original 105 Golden Arrow rear derailleur too as its got a later RX100 on it.
Maybe in the future I can do the paint and polish but at the mo I just want to get it out on the road with the period correct wheels and tyres and sort the rest later...need to get the bar height sorted and possibly replace the headset bearings. I'm going with Shimano SPD pedals but obviously I'll keep the originals.
I've decided not to move it on, it's the bike I always wanted when I was a kid and I know I'll regret it if I let it go.
Came with Mavic wheels, not the right vibe at all so I've managed to get some Weinmann/Shimano 105 originals with the right 6 speed cassette. They'll be getting some 25c Michelin Dynamic Classics.
I have a Charge Spoon Saddle in tan on the way and it'll get white bar tape. Not a restoration as it need a partial respray where a previous owner used brilliant white on the seat tube and stays instead of pearl and went over the original decals!
I'd like to get an original 105 Golden Arrow rear derailleur too as its got a later RX100 on it.
Maybe in the future I can do the paint and polish but at the mo I just want to get it out on the road with the period correct wheels and tyres and sort the rest later...need to get the bar height sorted and possibly replace the headset bearings. I'm going with Shimano SPD pedals but obviously I'll keep the originals.
I've decided not to move it on, it's the bike I always wanted when I was a kid and I know I'll regret it if I let it go.
