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Peachy, they may well do but they will have Mafac hoods on them if they do, these have some NOS Dia Comp ones fitted. The levers are nice and not scrapped up or polished even. Just been sitting in the box for a while. I am looking for another set but may go for the earlier drilled version and use those on the Mercian. These ones are from the JT box of bits.
Jamie
Jamie
epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
I had a lot of important stuff to get done today.
So instead i grabbed the nearest bike out of the shed and went looking for a suitable road ride for Jamie's new pride and joy, his Flying Scot.
He'll like this climb, and it's a nice smooth virtually traffic free road.
But what's this off to the side? Why, it's a nice bit of narrow unsurfaced road, surely it's worth poking along this a bit?
Even better, it opens out into a fine dual lane bike track.
With natural cooling ponds for the over-heated cyclist.
What more could he ask for?
Ah, yes - a view
A tidy little ride all up.
Maybe the stuff I had to do was not that important after all.
So instead i grabbed the nearest bike out of the shed and went looking for a suitable road ride for Jamie's new pride and joy, his Flying Scot.
He'll like this climb, and it's a nice smooth virtually traffic free road.
But what's this off to the side? Why, it's a nice bit of narrow unsurfaced road, surely it's worth poking along this a bit?
Even better, it opens out into a fine dual lane bike track.
With natural cooling ponds for the over-heated cyclist.
What more could he ask for?
Ah, yes - a view
A tidy little ride all up.
Maybe the stuff I had to do was not that important after all.
epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
Been diverted from the Great Cull of 2019 by the prospect of Clubby's retro gravel ride.
Started work on this Dawes Windrush.
Got so far, but stymied by the seatpost. The clamp has been spread to get a 27.2mm post in, but not very far in. I'm pretty sure it should be 26.8mm or 27.0mm, so there's no point doing more work on it until I know for sure.
One advantage of the GCo2019 is I have lots of goodies lying around or been rediscovered. So from a selection of frames and assorted carbon goodies from the "pile" I've cobbled this together.
The frame was my old singlespeed race bike which I stripped back to the frame over 12 years ago when I moved on to 29ers, and it hasn't been ridden since. Surprisingly it can take a 29er wheel with a 2" tyre (but not much chain adjustment left).
Seeing as it was rather nice I figured give it a go as a gravel bike, so this may be coming south with me.
Currently stopped work while I try to find a combination of cranks, BBs, and chainrings that will give a decent chainline, but I could be riding this by tomorrow depending on what I can unearth.
If all else fails, I'll take the Ti Pompino.
Started work on this Dawes Windrush.
Got so far, but stymied by the seatpost. The clamp has been spread to get a 27.2mm post in, but not very far in. I'm pretty sure it should be 26.8mm or 27.0mm, so there's no point doing more work on it until I know for sure.
One advantage of the GCo2019 is I have lots of goodies lying around or been rediscovered. So from a selection of frames and assorted carbon goodies from the "pile" I've cobbled this together.
The frame was my old singlespeed race bike which I stripped back to the frame over 12 years ago when I moved on to 29ers, and it hasn't been ridden since. Surprisingly it can take a 29er wheel with a 2" tyre (but not much chain adjustment left).
Seeing as it was rather nice I figured give it a go as a gravel bike, so this may be coming south with me.
Currently stopped work while I try to find a combination of cranks, BBs, and chainrings that will give a decent chainline, but I could be riding this by tomorrow depending on what I can unearth.
If all else fails, I'll take the Ti Pompino.
Magic like :shock: , you move some cardboard boxes and hey presto 
I'm actually trying to consolidate into a few rather than the many.
Opt for the Dekerf -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dekerf-Team- ... 1438.l2649
Or try for the Ritchey. At least bid the Dekerf's cost on it :?https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ritchey-Asce ... 1438.l2649
Or buy a 3D printer
I'm actually trying to consolidate into a few rather than the many.
Opt for the Dekerf -
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dekerf-Team- ... 1438.l2649
Or try for the Ritchey. At least bid the Dekerf's cost on it :?https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ritchey-Asce ... 1438.l2649
Or buy a 3D printer
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epicyclo
Senior Retro Guru
Finalised the build on my parts bin gravel bike for the Clubby ride.
Stripped yesterday's build back to the frame and forks, and changed just about every component on it. Cranks, BB, wheels, tyres, brakes, bars etc.
Dingle-speeded it in case a 64" gear was too high for Clubby's ride, now I have the option of 51" (42/19 and 39/22, so chain length identical for both, and so no need for adjustments when swapping over).
Also added little details. It now has a bit from almost all my old race bikes, so it's a memory soup build.
Not that there was anything wrong with the first build, it felt like a weapon.
But now it's been sharpened.
(Bar tape to follow once I find some heat shrink for the tape ends)
Stripped yesterday's build back to the frame and forks, and changed just about every component on it. Cranks, BB, wheels, tyres, brakes, bars etc.
Dingle-speeded it in case a 64" gear was too high for Clubby's ride, now I have the option of 51" (42/19 and 39/22, so chain length identical for both, and so no need for adjustments when swapping over).
Also added little details. It now has a bit from almost all my old race bikes, so it's a memory soup build.
Not that there was anything wrong with the first build, it felt like a weapon.
But now it's been sharpened.
(Bar tape to follow once I find some heat shrink for the tape ends)
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