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Right, I'm definitely not entering this month, then... 😆

Always nice to see another MB. I know they built quite a few bikes for riders in local clubs like the Chesterfield Coureurs, and I knew someone who rode for Rutland CC here in Sheffield who used to ride one in the early 90s. From the unusual mix parts that were on it when I bought it, I wouldn't...

The shifters are the 4600 series ones, which is when they went to 10-speed, I guess, and 4700 is when they went to the concealed shifter cables. The 4700 ones are certainly nicer looking, but I already had the 4600 ones in the parts drawer...

Here it is with the black alloy Shimano wheels, with the larger stickers removed. It definitely looks nicest like this. On the one hand the tyres don't match, but on the other, I have used yellow valve caps to match the frame :cool: . In the bright sunlight you can kind of see the pearlescent...

Appreciate that, thanks. I agree getting a retro-modern build to look right can be tricky, and it’s hard to tell if it’ll work until it’s built up. I’m pretty happy with how this came out. I do prefer shifters with the gear cables hidden under the bar tape from an aesthetic perspective, but...

Amateur. This is proper drillium... 🤮

I finished building this up earlier this week, which for me is lightning speed, but the bad weather has meant I've not got a shake-down ride in until today. As expected, it's certainly a nice ride, the main difference between this and my other MB being that the larger size makes it more...

That's a fantastic find. Lualdi also only rode for Sanson in '77, so that date is definitely correct!

Beautiful. So was this actually one of Valerio Lualdi's bikes?

Sachs 3500 Aero Drop Bar Brake Levers with Modolo branding. These weigh only 121g each. Good working condition - though note the open/close function is very stiff on one lever, and doesn't move at all on the other - however, this does not really effect use as it's still easy enough to cable...

Very nice. The description does say the seatpost appears to be stuck, so buyer beware, though.

Hopefully this is coming together okay so far. Of course I realised once I started that a theme of black components was coming together, so I've already had to break my spare parts only rule to buy a black 105 RD to go with the other parts – plus I'll probably take a matching black chainset off...

Very nice. Just the right amount of bling on that - the dark rims help balance out the gold, I think. :cool:

Welcome to the forum. It would be worth starting a separate build thread for your Holdsworth in the Readers Retro Road Bikes section - sometimes builds/bikes can get a bit lost if they are in this more general section. I'm sure lots of people would be interested in seeing how the build goes...

Having recently got back to riding my other MB Dronfield, I realised that I actually have enough 'spare' parts to put together a restomod build with my 1990 MB frame. As much as anything it's out of curiosity to see how the two will compare, seeing as the other one is an almost totally original...

Possibly a bit too high. The small size will definitely limit the market. Also in general prices have really come down over the last few years for most bikes. I suspect £300 is closer to the mark, but even then it may take a while to sell.