MF courier 1987 build thread

[pwebb]

attempt to match vintage MF saddle and cable outers:

1987 courier original saddle -



and reproduction Selle San Marco 'Concor' Supercorsa



sourced NOS Jagwire Lex SL braided cables outers in 4mm and 5mm:



happy with these, close to original and actually much better quality

 

[pwebb]

good condition period brake levers are proving a tough ask - so I have obtained another used pair and renovated the best 2 from 4

e.g. original in foreground, replacement to the left:



also sourced rim decals as these were long gone and wouldn't have survived the polishing I had to do to remove many decades of corrosion and pitting - again this is as close as I can get to originals and not many surviving bikes have these left on them to compare with

 

[pwebb]

more or less finished - waiting for pedals still as those have proven hard to find too - I may even get to ride it if the weather will give us a break - will take some proper photos when that materializes.



it looks quite 'grown up' now, pedigree almost.

more anon

 

[mk one]

more or less finished - waiting for pedals still as those have proven hard to find too - I may even get to ride it if the weather will give us a break - will take some proper photos when that materializes.

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it looks quite 'grown up' now, pedigree almost.

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Great transformation

 

[pwebb]

...back from the dead:

 

[Synthiaks]

Lovely resto....looks great, and something a bit different for a change.

 

[pwebb]

final spec with some nicer bear trap pedals...

 

[just jacques]

Excellent restoration, why do have the shifters the wrong way round ?.