Holdsworth Mistral build

Picked the wheels, had them trued and put them on with a Golden Arrow rear skewer I got from the bay. Missing only a front skewer now, but this is the final build:

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Thanks!

I am, indeed, proud of it!

And actually managed to find an in much better condition Golden Arrow wheelset!
Picked it up yesterday. The hubs are complete with the oil cups, no cracks in the dust cup and complete of skewers! Yuhu!

Will put them on probably tonight, then I'll have to properly tighten up the headset as it came loose a few days ago (maybe I'll let a shop do it along with a bit of truing.)

Last thing I'll try to do, after summer, is to look for a way to fix the BB threads and put the Golden Arrow BB in it :)
 
Very few changes, got a Brooks B17 saddle as I found the Rolls surprisingly uncomfortable (on the contrary, the white Ergo Rolls is very comfy, even if they look the same.)
Also managed to find Golden Arrow wheelset with all the bits and in great conditions, so the old ones are now spares in case of issues.

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I also managed to clean the brake hoods, but haven't taken a full picture of the bike with them, but on my flickr album you can see the before and after: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anidel/se ... 692675805/

Below a list of the components as it is now:


= Shimano 105 Golden Arrow full groupset (excluding the bottom bracket, pedals and brake levers) comprising:
- Downtube shifters
- Headset
- Rear / Front brakes (nutted)
- Rear / Front hubs with oil cups and skewers
- Rear / Front derailleurs
- Crankset (non fluted)
(I do have the GA bottom bracket and pedals)

= YST threadless bottom bracket
= White Shimano 105 brake levers
= Lyotard 460D Pedals
= Christophe steel toe clips
= Christophe leather straps
= Allez! pump
= Unknown rims, spokes and cassette
= Brooks B17 black leather saddle
= Campagnolo rear dropout adjuster screws
= Campagnolo Record seat post bolt
= White Campagnolo brake cables
= Kalloy fluted 27.2mm seat post
= GB steam
= Unknown handlebars
= Ping bell
= Scwhalbe Marathon Supreme 35x700c tyres
= KMC Z7 grey 7-8 speed chain
= Cinelli black cork tape
 
Bike is complete with mudguards and rear rack :)

Very very happy with the way it rides. Smooth and yet speedy when you push.

The restoration is now complete (a part from a few tweaks)

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