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It's not in NOS condition, that's for sure! The shifting is very strange - it shifts up two gears with one push of the lever, but then won't shift at all with the next push.

The jockey wheels are in good nick, and I bought a new cassette and chain when I got the bike, so I don't think the issue rests there. Since it shifts up just fine, and the top half of the cassette (easier/bigger gears) shifts down just fine, I figure it has to be shifter related? From what I...

Chaps, your expertise on this one is appreciated. I have Campy Veloce 9-speed shifters on my Colnago Superissimo. The RH / rear derailer shifting has become problematic recently. Using the thumb lever for up shifts, the derailer shifts happily from the largest to the smallest cogs with clear...

Normal even!

Thanks so much for all the positive feedback! And sorry for the delayed response, chaps. Just clawing my way back into nromal life after the festive season madness.

Chaps I've been making cycling caps for about as long as I've been riding vintage steel frames - my first was a late '80s Reynolds 531 Le Jeune handmade by Francois du Toit in Cape Town. The latest iterations (and there have been many) of my cycling caps are made from cotton twill lined with...