Faffing in progress

[bagpuss]

Chopping and changing brakes ,gears and handle bars.
Getting there slowly.

 

[grantoury]

Oooh, that's pretty.

@Imlach

 

[non-fixie]

Nice! Lovely shade of yellow, which works very well on this build.

 

[juvela]

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luv the d-box

did you execute it yourself or have it done?

what date is the frame?

appears it might be a bit early for the Fratelli Pietra LXI arrestor set


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[bagpuss]

Paint work executed by Argos of Bristol .

Brakes changed from period Resilons , due to fact, no release mechanism is fitted if a buckled wheel happened. Whilst very period to the frame setting them up took ages. Also oiling the sealed internal cables was another issue.

The universals work well and the pads can be up graded.
The Simplex guy record 60 was changed to a Gran sport .

I am only running a 3 speed freewheel . Finding a decent 124 mm spaced hub is proving difficult plus 5 speed freewheel of a sensible ratio and quality are few.

The Simplex will be fitted to a different machine.

Waiting for single campagnolo lever to arrive.
Double handle bar bidons to re fit .

I acquired the frame and forks plus other components way back in 2009. Argos did their magic in 2010 ,so I haven't exactly rushed things along.