1981 Nishiki Master - Randonneur build

[doctor-bond]

Grey cotton tape with shellac could work. Maxy cranks also cool and a useful 110 BCD? Is that a Superbe rear mech? Classy. An earlier cyclone would also slap.

 

[Attempted Mustache]

Now I just have to decide on what colour handlebar tape to pick. Maybe cotton bar tape in brown/grey/tan?

May sound strange, but the Cinelli ‘glow in the dark’ C Ribbon would go really well with those tyres and the rest of the colour scheme - it is a weird kind of off white in daylight.

 

[dirttorpedo]

Now I just have to decide on what colour handlebar tape to pick. Maybe cotton bar tape in brown/grey/tan?

Any colour cotton bar tape with a couple of coats of dark shellack will look great.

 

[chickendrumsticks]

First test ride. The bike rides really well and that 24-42 seems to be enough to go up the biggest "hill" I would normally encounter here. Forgot the rear brake was still open after taking the rear wheel out and the qr was not tight enough so the wheel jumped forward and locked up. Good thing the tires are so big and I was going slowly so nothing bad really happened After tightening those and the downtube shifters I did a 10km trip.
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Not that hill...
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Little "gravel" riding or whatever cycling in 2" mud is.
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Tires are big enough to roll over large roots.
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Use that bike stand for everything?