Recent content by marcheavecil

Thinking of doing something similar. Keeping the groupset and the wheels relativley in time withe frame but then adding a new bar set up with some FSA and Cinelli chucked in.

Looooks Gert LUSH!!!! :D Did your frame have chrome rear triangle? Im tempted to get the 600 Tricolour group-set on it as i like the colour and the aesthetic, but i dont know if i now want a bright colour or perhaps a kinda graphite grey to compliment the Tricolour theme... Are you planning to...

Sorry for the long time away from this post. Been busy with less interesting bike projects! I think ive seen the riffling within the steerer tube and seat tube etc. Only got a picture of the steerer tube though. Hard to take photos of them! Ive since stripped the frame with paint-stripper and...

Ok so heres a couple of the photos of the paint and the paint over the columbus sticker. Again no picture of the rifling but this weekend ill have a better look at it and check out whats hidden in the bottom bracket.

Well not much to report as ive been working on another bike this weekend. I took the seatpost out and had a look down the tube. To be honest i could only just, just make out some faint rifling in the seat tube, but i wasnt able to get a picture. I did however check out the columbus sticker which...

Re: The CIOCC - Tom Crowther Mystery Just a passing coment, but this bike is lovely. I really like the attention to detail in the lug work.

Thanks a lot guys. Im glad that i posted it up here now. Getting lots of clues as to whats going on with the bike. Ill have a look inside the tubing at the weekend and see if i can also find a serial number on the bike. I thought id find it on the underside of the BB but doesnt seem so... Some...

Yes i agree it does seem the same forks. I did google Harry Hall but it only went to their main retail shop. It did seem a little dodgy compared to other bike transactions. If it was bent and any one came forward who was missing this bike i can provide the bike, sellers name and address to...

Im new to this forum but have been on LFGSS a few times and thought perhaps i could ask some of the forum members to educate and show there expertise on a recent purchase. A few days ago a bike came up for sale on Gumtree, advertised as a "70's steel road bike", the picture showed a...