I have an ALAN Record Carbonio, which is very similar in construction. Are the TVTs any more rigid? I can get significant visible deflection at the BB just by standing on the DS pedal at rest.
Thought I'd update you all, the bike is pretty much finished now and rides very nicely. I just have a couple of tiny niggles to sort out, I doubt anyone else would notice them lol Front derailleur cable isn't parallel to the frame because I haven't got the right BB cable guide. And I'm trying to find a suitably nice period saddlebag.
I'm very happy with it though, and by hell is it light for its age.
Beautiful! Now get the nose of that saddle up to horizontal (using a spirit level, puh-leeze!) and slung back on the rails. And forget your aching old back and the '70s shop racer look and rotate those bars forward like so!! >>
PS I hope that you're not going to put a saddle bag on this bike?? :facepalm: I can imagine that the frame will spontaneously combust when attaching such CTC style items!!
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I already have those, I was going to have a few put on but the painter did it before I'd had a chance to ask. So right now the frame just has TVT decals. I could always stick them on later, but I kind of like it nice and simple anyway.