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For the last few days I've been working on my faknago. I got quite attached to it after 2 weeks of touring and I decided to give it a makeover. I also had a go at trying to work out what it was originally. It has Zeus dropouts, british bb, serial no. JA1626 and a 27.0mm seatpost. I didn't find anything solid but from what I've read/seen, I think it might be a Jacques Anquetil made possible by MKM. It would explain the serial number and I know that MKM used Zeus dropouts. Anyway, it started like this:
I decided to remove the decals (farewell Faknago) and began to sand off the rust. My aim was to come out with something similar to Rik Van Looy's Bob Rat. I got rid of the worst of the rust and then gave it a few layers of spray can clear coat. Don't know how well it will hold up but if worst comes to worst I can always repeat again. I cleaned up all the parts (they were filthy, a winters worth of road dirt) and then put it all back together. This is the result:
I really love the look of it! Real fun and nippy to ride. Going to leave the mudguards off for now while we have the nice weather. Future plans are to get a matching wheelset (or a more match front wheel) and to try out a riser + basket/rack set up.