Many thanks! Been chatting to the guys at Argos last few days who seem confident of doing this too.Maca":2upjgplp said:Try [email protected] for the decals he's done all my Castorama ones. Or Mark at MRCreative he'd be able to paint them on.
Many thanks! Been chatting to the guys at Argos last few days who seem confident of doing this too.Maca":2upjgplp said:Try [email protected] for the decals he's done all my Castorama ones. Or Mark at MRCreative he'd be able to paint them on.
PaulOz":85xea3c3 said:Many thanks! Been chatting to the guys at Argos last few days who seem confident of doing this too.Maca":85xea3c3 said:Try [email protected] for the decals he's done all my Castorama ones. Or Mark at MRCreative he'd be able to paint them on.
I agree with your point! It's already been repainted once though... and current (lacquered over) decals don't match any reference photo's I can find.gavr":9n3o1rud said:Why does it need a repaint? It's only TM's original once...
Agreed on all points! The bars and saddle fairing the hardest parts to find and have those although decals need a tweak... groupset is much easier, procured most of the 7400/7403 groupset already NOS. And the tiger striped saddle. Seems tricky to find STI's NOS is the only thing. From photo references it seems that the first DA dual pivot brakes were on this bike too! 7400 from 91 should be single pivot... but definitely dual pivot in images, so must be 7403.Retro Dan":2ja1qvpe said:Yep, although its been painted over and it could be argued its only original once, the same could be said of components - if you assume its only real once, then hey, why not pop some D12 11 speed on there - its a great frame and thats a great groupset.... Maybe some Milenstein Lightweight wheels...
Then we cry...
Reality is that the frame is the real deal, you would I assume be fitting TM`s equivilent groupset and once built up it will always be referred to as TM`s TDF stage winning bike - thats why in my opinion it should be sorted correctly. Its also the reason why it worth and sold for 10 times more than the equivilant old TT frame.
But I do put a value on important bikes, especially ex pro bikes, Tour winning bikes are just in a different league.
Dan.