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Here in the USA, unless it is a 'special' bike, it is hard to even give them away. Seems every recreational rider who considers a road...

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You started the thread by saying you was new to classic bikes. If you are new to bike restoration may I make the suggestion to buy the...

Sorry for the generic reply, but you did mention 'new to vintage' in post #1. awac's post above (#11) is the way I approach a frameset...

----- thanks very much for the additional images & information my error! :eek: front brake hanger very different from what thought...

Thank you. I will have a better look at the brake hanger. Very interesting about the drive train too. I see Campagnolo Gran Sport drive...

Juvela speaks a lot of sense (he is a living cycle encyclopedia!), especially re the cost of campy bits, it can raise the price quite...

----- Campag Gran Sport gear ensembles are plentiful you can be selective with respect to cost an condition by comparing them Lyotard...

Lovely. GLWS. Fab that you have the sales receipt. But the mechanic... are you holding him prisoner? Joking apart, that's a peach and...

----- pleasing! 👍 lug pattern Prugnat 62/s fork crown Vagner model 12 pump pegs Cyclo Ref. 25 headset Thomas D. Cross &...

Another old British Banger joins the growing number of London-built bikes in my shed. This one from Islington. Its a 1933 E.Stephens...

But maybe not quite this bad!

1964 European. Here is your build list! The most expensive single part on this list is the "Cinelli steel headstem with badge".If you...

Hello I am honestly quite new to vintage bikes although I am getting quite vintage myself... bit of a late developer. I have recently...