RVL's Ugly Ducklings

Cheers, glad you like it.
Although build progress was very slow, I put in a lot of thought on how to do the frame justice without being impractical or too enslaved to period correctness.
For me, the Shorter wasn't really practical for anything other than sunny commuting, and EroicaRat was only good for L'Eroica, and there was no way It'd end up being used as a winter bike or anything like that - This is a bit more of a long term thing which is why I steered clear of a single chainring/drillium binge etc. If I find I use it a lot, I'll consider a paint-job, and after seeing those pics of your mate's Gillott, I may even powder coat for maximum practicality...