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Thanks to all. Despite that barrel of beer sitting there it was the hot Bovril that won it for me at the end. Baptism of Fire for my clockwork orange. It languished unloved and scrapped for many a year. Rescued it a few weeks ago, finished repairing it yesterday afternoon with no time to test...

Re: Lemon I'm not convinced that the seatpost is the correct diameter either, so an even bigger risk. :shock: I will certainly put the post down a couple of inches for Cannock. Only finished putting it together this afternoon - debut run tomorrow at Cannock. Realistically the frame is...

Just liberally coated in a silicon spray. Has worked well on my raw alloy frames for years - just having a go to see how well it holds out on the steel. Not overly hopeful. I simply do not want to spend too much until I've decided whether to keep it or not. Realistically the frame is too...

Just put this one together for the Cannock Turkey Twizzler ( build thread - hope it doesn't turn out to be a lemon). Rob

With a view to getting this to the Turkey Twizzler at Cannock I've put the clockwork back together for the time being. Give it a first try at Cannock and see how I get on - and whether to progress the build any further. Up front cost so far: Purchase: £15 Seatpost: £11 Saddle: £7...

Weighed the frame - came in at a whopping 5lbs (just under). Frame and forks are 7lbs - so this is not going to a lightweight bike. :shock:

Chainset is Exage cranks with Pace rings (46 36 24) which is somewhat higher geared than I am used to. Would also need to buy a BB for it. Rear mech M735 (XT) is in a very poor cosmetic state (worse than appears on teh photo). So for the time being I am going to use a spare octalink M750...

Stripped the headset and oxidised the cups using 'cold blue. Gives a nice uniform finish when items can be dipped. Have decided to drill a drain hole in the BB shell.

Very impressive if that is over steel. Do you recall any details - ie method and clearcoat used? Rob

Have penciled this in. My 'in progress' 92 Clockwork Orange will not be ready by then so I'll be tarting my youthful and blingy 02 Rock Lobster. Rob

Great spraying booth you have there. There would be a lot of sprayed casualties in my garage if I try that at the moment. Very impressive finish. My son uses 'Monster Colours' for his artwork. If I go down that route I will give him a free rein (probably). I will discuss it with him in the...

My initial attempts at removing the dull grey finish didn't look too promising. With renewed vigour, after a few days off, I took some sandpaper, wire wool and autsol to the frame and it did polish very nicely. That shine represents about a days work on and off. Looks fantastic at the moment...