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Sounds peachy. I get you on the wheels, they are great but all the rest is so continental! Like you say low flange Italian with quick release fits nicely. Fiamme clinchers come up reasonably often, that the kind of thing you mean? Personally I like tubulars.
One bit of nerdery for you, pretty sure the GB stainless were a couple of years later. Those Christophe toeclips are great, they get my vote.
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One bit of nerdery for you, pretty sure the GB stainless were a couple of years later.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure I bought them for my ‘54 track/path to go with the CL sprint pedals I have.
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Fiamme clinchers come up reasonably often, that the kind of thing you mean?
Yes, Exactly
If I could find a complete wheelset, I’d probs just trade the Harden/asp for it.
absurdbird
There’s a proper order and language for this isn’t there?
I don’t know it.
1952 Gillott Connoisseur
Pale cream, green double box-lining.
Magistroni Nik-Crom Decagon headset. (Excellent)
Currently wheels are Harden high flange gear sided/Constrictor Asp (good used)
Pasela 27x 1 1/4
Reynolds wingnuts (excellent)
Gnutti cottered crankset (excellent original chrome)
Simplex adapter arms and 46/49 alloy rings. (Excellent used-according to HS)
Holdsworth Allez pedals (excellent)
Christophe old logo toe clips (NOS) or GB stainless (NOS)
Magistroni Nik-Crom Bottom bracket (NOS)
Simplex Juy 53 cable operated front derailleur (NOS)
Simplex Juy 51 rear derailleur (NOS/refurbished)
Simplex double shifter (NOS)
Renold Elite chain (NOS)
Regina GS Corse 5sp freewheel 14/24 (Frankenfreewheel)
Gillott re-chromed stem (from a different frame but the same year)
Strata Pelissier handlebars (very good)
(Or maybe Reynold Maes (fair))
ALP Competition brake set (v good)
Strata or Reynolds dome top seat pin (v good)
Brooks B17 Champion Narrow - oval badge (possibly unused- in excellent condition)
I’m not convinced by the wheels, I’d love a pair of excellent Gnutti or FB low flange on some exotic clincher rims (I can’t be doing with tubulars I don’t think)
I have an aluminium pump that looks the part - but it probably 60/70s, would like an Apex Ultralight or a Zefal.
None of the NOS parts are box-fresh, but unused - so hopefully it’ll all hang together, not look over restored and too bling.