Got some stuff today and got the bike working.
In terms of the paint, it's all surface rust and I have just lightly sanded the effected areas and will touch it up when/if I get some silver enamel of the right colour. You can see on the second picture where I have touched it up a bit on the top tube, but the silver does not quite match.
Still needs bar tape, seatpost, saddle, freewheel and tope tube cable clips. Will use a front wheel off one of my other bikes but eventually hope to rebuild the front with a Mavic open 4 cd if I find one at a good price.
I know the cockpit setup is not period, but it was cheap and it's comfy, after all this is a bike to be ridden!


In terms of the paint, it's all surface rust and I have just lightly sanded the effected areas and will touch it up when/if I get some silver enamel of the right colour. You can see on the second picture where I have touched it up a bit on the top tube, but the silver does not quite match.
Still needs bar tape, seatpost, saddle, freewheel and tope tube cable clips. Will use a front wheel off one of my other bikes but eventually hope to rebuild the front with a Mavic open 4 cd if I find one at a good price.
I know the cockpit setup is not period, but it was cheap and it's comfy, after all this is a bike to be ridden!