1962 Claud Butler Cordon Bleu #14064 FINISHED Pg6

[Peachy!]

Finished… I’ll hopefully get a better photo tomorrow.

 

[The History Man]

What was for tea?

 

[Peachy!]

What was for tea?

M&S lasagna & lots of salad,

Anyhoo, good to see RBotM back again, a small but quality field.
It would be nice to get the voting numbers up.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/rbotm-november-2021-open-month-poll-now-up-vote-now.438401/

 

[The History Man]

That wasn’t subtle.

 

[DrGooGoo]

That is sweet!
I love the gold accents around the lugs.
Reminds me of old Raleighs.

 

[Peachy!]

That wasn’t subtle.

I couldn’t possibly comment

 

[allenh]

That's come out very nice indeed.

And black Bluemels mudguards. There I was sorting through the garage last weekend finding all the bits for one of my cars that's going in a week or two and what do I find? A pair of black Bluemels mudguards that's what.

 

[Peachy!]

That's come out very nice indeed.

Cheers Allen

 

[chickendrumsticks]

That's come out very nice indeed.

And black Bluemels mudguards. There I was sorting through the garage last weekend finding all the bits for one of my cars that's going in a week or two and what do I find? A pair of black Bluemels mudguards that's what.

And if you want rid of'em there seems to be a ready market...

 

[Peachy!]

All the stars aligned today;
Sunshine
No wind
Time

So out we went for pleasant little run. All good, although it’s 72 degrees angles give a very different feel to my Colstar’s 73. Much more relaxed like my previous tourer/winter bike the Majestic.
A number of things need changing though, first the Holdsworth saddle for a Brooks, for the simple reason I want to hang a Chossy saddlebag so I can have somewhere to stash layers/tuck.
Then the Un-glide freewheel & chain need to go back in their original boxes to be either sold off or fitted to a period correct wall hanger, they’re ok, just letting down the 600SIS mech & DuraAce levers. A more modern Shimano MF-TZ30 Tourney 6 Speed Freewheel 14-34 & a CN-HG71 should make the shifting and general noise levels more tolerable.