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@Jimmy_Fingers
This is it currently, the mismatched wheels and tyres because a spoke broke and I haven't fixed it. I've also swapped out the Romin for a Selle Italia and swapped out the Jaguar stem for a longer 3TTT one and a different MTB bar.
Absolutely love this set-up and it rides like a dream, stiff and responsive. I popped it into Argos in Bristol to get a quote for the restore and they've given me one for £259 which includes fixing the ding in the top-tube, laquering any decals I source and a black Tange Falcom headset. The fitted Condor one remains smooth as butter but is also pretty battered. I was thinking Chris King, should I stick the Tange? Also now I'm on the verge of doing it I'm in two minds, it looks fucking brilliant at the moment, a king rat. But I also think the frame deserves some love and the sparkly black paint I'm planning should look incredible. Argos said 6-8 weeks which is a long time to be without your favourite bike but I have this frame to stand in:
Just need to cover it with lacquer. The one thing on the build I'd like to change would be to put a great wheelset on it. We will see.
The Bat I want to re-gear is this:
A Batavus Professional with 531 pro tubing. I bought it as a complete 6-speed bike but the freewheel went and IU wasn't enjoying the ride hugely so I ended up doing a hack conversion with bin parts, ending up like above, from what it was below:
So I was to re-gear it. I have a pair of Planet X 10/11 speed road wheels, and have these lined up:
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/308711/#comment13790420
Unless someone is going to talk me down and suggest something else. I also have a set of Campag cables for them. I need the cable stops for the downtube, stem and bars and most fundamentally a Campag 11 speed crankset, in black of course. For now I'll stick with the Shimano 600 brakes it came with. I'm not great with gears so would welcome advice on the best way to get this bike back to a set-up it deserves (and one which means I can attack some hills on my commute). Suggestions please.