A S Gillott - 1951

[Big Block]

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From Classic Lightweights- Wheels for 1945-60s classic lightweights
"1. Dunlop “Special Lightweight.” The most common sporting rim of the sporting cyclists. Chrome-plated steel and prone to rust. Warning, whilst re-plating is possible, acids tend to get trapped within the voids and rust re-appears too soon, should you be thinking of going this route why not keep the original rust instead of having later non-period rust? 1945-1965"

 

[dan73uk]

Finished for now -

 

[Spokesmann]

Damn nice that, some simple gold decals might finish it off too?

 

[biggs682]

Simple and very nice indeed

 

[dan73uk]

Damn nice that, some simple gold decals might finish it off too?

Thanks.
Re decals - the existing paint is in poor shape and it may look a bit odd with new decals but it's something to consider.

 

[dan73uk]

Simple and very nice indeed

Thanks very much.

 

[27motorhead]

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What a great build and so wonderfully documented. Thanks for sharing really enjoyed reading it in depth and looking at the great photos!

 

[dan73uk]

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What a great build and so wonderfully documented. Thanks for sharing really enjoyed reading it in depth and looking at the great photos!

You're welcome and glad you enjoyed it.
This is currently the oldest cycle that I own and thoroughly cleaning pretty much every component has helped in understanding how they function and admiration of the simplicity of some of the components .
The rear derailleur however is a very tricky part to set up and I needed to read from many different sources to tackle it.