Thanx folx! Totally stoked
Superb, silent smooth near perfect gear changes -all the modern lux on an old nail -and it's lovely to ride too. The set up surprised me, you guys really know yer stuff, and I'm super grateful for the help and advice. Just ordered some Conti 27 x 1 1/4 (630 32) Ride Tour's -type of riding I do nowerdays -it's not a GP4 type of bike, may find some better wheels, but these'll do for the mo. Brakes are pretty good too, surprisingly -BMX brake springs..... Ditched the Chater -Lea Tommy Sprint pedals for some old MKS cages had in a box -in for a penny.
First time in the saddle, ran it for 15miles just to check for issues -very few, little adjustment here, there, saddle tilt, stem on wonky, -think there's always is stuff with a new set up. Get some better bar tape, bottle cages, small rear rack and we're there!
GIFFY you were totally right, front mech is the Achilles heal -works fine, but not quite as smooth as it could be -not bad though for a 50's campy matchbox, took it apart, greased it up and now much smoother, but still needs nursing...
Bikeworkshop, Non-Fixie, mr Motorhead + GIFFY -legends.