• These are TB14s - it's a 90s repro Bates (built by Ron Cooper, lugs cut by Len Phipps in Ray Etherton's incarnation of Clasic Bikes) and I built with all modern components with a classic look. Been out for a spin in the sunshine on it today, first ride in nearly 3 months, felt great :)

    It's quite a heavy wheelset in the end even with Sapim Laser spokes 😎

    [I was particularly chuffed to get the saddle, can't remember exactly but I paid a hundred and something rather than a grand like they're listed for now. As far as I can tell it was from an early sample sale, I stalked the seller (on Facebook - it is for birds after all) and she was a Japanese fashion designer in London. Funny old world.]

  • As far as I can make out it's the stitching - that's 900 quid of workmanship right there.

    The Pacenti Brevet has a nice retro looking decal too, that might be a better option that putting the wrong decals on MA2s or E2s.

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