thanks fellas......
, i did leave it till the death before contacting the seller in the hope that someone else would buy it, as the timing for me was so bad.
But with hindsight im am over the moon i did go for it, it really is everything i remembered it to be.
I had a lot of pleasure from taking my time and stripping the bike, and giving it, its first birthday in 21 years.
And although its not N.O.S, its had very little wear at all, the nobbles are still on the tyres and there is absolutley no wear to brake pads or rim surfaces.
Even all the campagnolo outer cables are still in mint condition and the whole bike is completely spec correct, and un-altered from new... :shock:
Its my only bike with this tubeset and with this geometry, and the only bike i own with a full european spec and campagnolo.
I dont own any garage queens, and there are a lot of questions i have... that can now finally be answered, so im really quite excited about this weekends off road ride. After a 21 year wait i have Retro bike and its members to thank for for this, and i cant wait.........