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After months of faffing, my new go-fast-ish road bike is finally finished ☀️
This sapphire darling is built around an old fillet-brazed 653-tubed Lee Cooper frameset. Lee is one of the most respected bike builders in the UK and continues to manufacture frames for a number of brands.
According to the serial number, this particular frame was the seventh built by Lee in August 1994. Unfortunately, he couldn't supply any further details as his logs were lost in 2003, but suggested it was most likely built for a local shop.
The frame has since done the rounds via various LFGSS members (thanks @Josh + @passhunting) before ending up with me, where it will now live out its days as the ultimate #influencing machine.
I am spoiled with an outrageously posh parts bin and most of the build has come from the depths of the shed of stress.
Highlights include the gutted broken 105 left-hand shifter and matching Lance-inspired downtube front shifter; the ludicrously lovely CaneCreek eeBrakes; the knackered Chris King Threadset I bought for £20 ~10-years ago; and the evergreen Deda Piega bars 🌀
As you can probably guess, the frameset rides pretty noodly, but it’s not entirely unpleasant – cosseting and whippy is probably a better description. We’ll call it my seated pedalling-specific bike.
Provided we get along, I’d like to get the derailleur hanger replaced, new-school brake stops brazed on and have the frame resprayed (I’d also pay someone to wrap the bars as I am ready to admit it’s a job I simply loathe), but for now, I’m a very happy boy.
(Ps, this is basically a repost of my fabulous IG post, which has more photos, but I owe the forum some gossip too! https://www.instagram.com/p/CR2NOSzsuJs/)