Recent content by AndyMart

Still enjoying this bike, now with a few changes. And more to come no doubt.

Frame number? Lugs are very interesting as they look like prugnat but most details are later, is it a SB numbered frame?

Wow, unusual and in amazing original condition. Great find.

What a special find that one was, you'll be riding that into your 80s!

Got to resist the urge to find another, a 10th anniversary or Telekom are top of the list, though most of the Merckx paint designs are lovely.

And test ridden, not bad at all, it was blowing a gale so not a pleasant ride but really happy with the fit and performance. Better tyres needed for summer I think.

After swapping out the wheels and chainset I think I'm done for now, it's deffo on the retro side of retromod, I plan to rebuild the wheels in the new year with polished hplus son archetype rims and stainless spokes.

Ilkeston deffo isn't flat 😂

I like that you're putting your own touch on it, that bike needs to be out in the light and ridden, it's been stood idld far too long. Great thread.

I've got a not a Brian rourke I'm planning on doing a gentlemans shopper with, flat bars guards and a rack for practicality. A whole new sub genre of bike building 😊

Were these a thing then? What year is the colnago?

Some did some didn't, the lugs and geometry say giro to me.

Very nice. I'd suggest that's actually a carlton giro d italia, the lugs are slightly different on the pro, still one of Carltons finest. Lovely build.

Mostly cabled up, gears tuned, I'm just a rear brake cable short of a test ride.

It's a 28 up front 25 on rear at the mo, wheels may change if they don't the tyres probably will.