Recent content by 531brazed

That look very good for such an old bike - keep it original wipe it down with a slightly oily rag. might be worth treating the decals with thinned varnish to keep them in place ? try a corner and see if it works.

Re: Its not a Claud, the rear bb-chainstay is distinctive on those.

I imagine this "modele exclusif" wasnt made in large numbers

2k is not available in rattle cans, it has to be used very soon after mixing as it contains a hardener which sets the paint. Its pro-booth only, isocyanate hardener is not good for you.... agreed, automotive paint supplier will provide a decent can of paint, the halfrauds stuff is all thinners.

many older bikes werre designed for high-profile cantilevers, therefore have the brake pivots too far apart for maguras. The problem is that blocks must do more than merely touch the rim, they must squeeze it even when worn down. I too have a frame like that and an nos set of Ms that I cant use...

mine can take mudguards, I like having the option. Still, I like tinkering with bikes too, please message me when youve got it and know what its really like etc

I cant make out from the pic - are there eyelets etc for mudguards ? I think the hm tubings are high manga, ie manganese in the steel, bit like 531 ? High spec butting, will be good stuff whatever it is.

looks great, I like the colours. May well be interested. Assume youve bought it for the bits then. I have mostly same bits on my bike. Perhaps we could arrange a bike swap of sorts ? Where are you ? where is the bike ? If not arrived is it near me...... I dont know much about the jap tubing that...

looks great, I like the colours. May well be interested. ....

there are a lot more of them in holland. Do the the model names sound better in dutch ?

The geometry of mine is unusual compared to the mass market in that the top tube / crossbar is shorter than the seat tube. Suits me, especially as Im not 22 any more. Most road bikes are square (equal length) or the top tube is longer. Italan bikes almost always have long tt as many Italians...

Not much, but I like mine. Its a road/race type bike with the fittings to take rack and mudguard, an "audax" before its time. I doubt its worth a lot, espeacially as a previous owner covered it in dont-nick-me dulux paint. Their tourers are supposedly very good indeed but Ive never seen one. I...

I see no ass

Wont be a great cyclist if she does. Fat arses look orrible in lycra. On that vein I saw 2 builders cracks today. Its not as though the sun is shining. They was orrible too. Which illustrates that theres nothing sexist, right-wing, nazi or evil-tory about not liking flabby backsides.

cant be bothered to read it. was it along lines of "fit birds look better in lycra than blokes do "