Recent content by Harvo

The only marks on the cranks are these.

Thanks for the comments. I'm really enjoying the process so far. I shall take a picture tomorrow for you.

Hubs are Maillard Normandy and the rims are Rigida. The rims are stamped Chrolux Chromage Superieur....quite ironically.

Early morning spot the difference. Of course I did the easiest wheel first! Fully stripped and surprised at the condition of the hubs especially the bearings and cones. Fresh grease, re-laced and trued (first time for me) and this one is ready for possibly another 50 years? Maybe not.... On to...

Downshifter time. Pretty gummed up with crud and poor movement plus the obligatory surface rust. All stripped, cleaned with soap and fine wire wool. A small smear of oil on the friction surfaces sees this working like new. This may have been the cheaper components Campagnolo were turning out at...

Brakes cleaned up. Just to show I'm not going mad, there's no date on these. Only a stamp of the size and made in Switzerland. The hunt for a date stamp continues....

It's a nice steed with decent components. Very noble to donate to a charity and if you think your dad would approve then that's the way forward.

It was fine wire wool and had the effect of polishing the paint really. It was quite dull before I started and only a light wax aftewards brought it up quite pleasingly. I would say it's a fine line between taking the rust off and going through the upper paint layer though.....needs a gentle...

The wheels have been stripped down . Rigida rims with Maillard Normandy hubs and no dates! How can this bike have no dates! A good attack with the brass wheel is bringing them up to a decent enough finish.

Had a good day on the frame today. Gave it a good wash and then started on the rust with T -cut. Pardon the pun but that was not cutting it so I carefully applied Farclea G3 cutting compound with a gentle rub of wire wool. This removed the rust and has left me with a decent patina on the rest of...

Sadly not. I can't see a date stamp on anything so far.

No logo that I can see and the chainring size difference does seem a bit pointless!

Anyone know the maker of the crankset please? Pedals seem to be Lyotard with a bit of searching.

I've given it my best shot. Brass wire wheel, wire wool and polish.

Today I stripped both sets of brakes down. A 610 and 750 and all I found stamped on them was 610 and 750! No date stamp which I was expecting to see. Were early ones not dated? Had a look at other components with no luck either. Maybe the brake levers (which I haven't stripped down yet) will...