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@BobbyBriggs
Sorry I totally forgot to update this. Bike's all finished but unfortunately the frame was delayed getting back from Ellis Briggs and I couldn't put it all together before heading on holiday, so we had to present dad with a frame and a load of parts in Cornwall! But it worked out quite well really because it meant that all of the grandkids (about 8 of them I think, I'm a rubbish uncle...) were able to present him with little random gifts which me and my siblings wrapped up for them. A nut and bolt here, a brake caliper there, etc. When the wheel-shaped presents arrived he finally twigged we weren't larking about. Then we presented the frame and he was thrilled to bits.
I took all my tools down to cornwall and we did most of the build there. He took it back home to Shropshire with him to finish it off.
The frame looks amazing. These photos don't really do it justice.
Final spec was:
Wienmann vainqueur centre pulls. Found a near-perfect set on ebay
SA 5 speed rear hub with 22t sprocket.
SA cranks and SA 44t chainring
700C mavic open sport rims with marathon pluses
Vintage Campag front hub - another ebay find, near mint condition. Silky smooth! It came with the rear hub too and I said dad can have that if he'd rather have derailleurs instead in the future.
Milremo (I think) pedals - my bro in law had some nearly new ones he brought down from Edinburgh
Brown Brooks flyer saddle and matching brown bar tape
Original GB stem and bars.
Black SKS chromoplastic guards
I got the rest of the transfers off ebay, probably not 100% legit, but they look good. The original downtube one just said 'Holdsworth' in a fairly plain font (not as plain as the late 70s-80s font though) but the nearest set I could find said 'WF Holdsworth' in a slightly fancier font, so I just clipped off the WF bit.
I will get some proper photos of the full build soon - the bike's a couple of hundred miles away at my dad's, and he's off on the narrowboat at the moment but when he gets home I'll get him to send some photos.
Thanks for all the tips and advice! And for the decals Anidel!
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