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46/19 noted..
I would be happy to head West, i live very close to Abbeywood so a trip across London on the Elizabeth line would be quite straightforward.Its nice to know that as a general rule flam paintwork isnt as durable, as it would be easy to assume the chips and damaged paintowrk on my crimson bike was somehow related to a paint issue with Argos cycles
falconvitesse
clubman
Yes, I'd be up for a vintage ride this season, and I'll be pleased if you stick to your 46/19 gearing since I'm not going all that fast ATM.
There is a bit of a problem in that we live on opposite sides of London. I'm not super keen on travelling across London before starting a ride, but really it will depend on who else wants to come. Let's see who else is interested.
Your Paintwork
It looks to me that Argos did a really good job with that crimson flam, but flam finishes are inevitably not super durable, so if it's had six years use and still looks half reasonable (forks catastrophe excepted) it's not done too badly.
When I was painting frames I was quite prepared to do flams and metallic finishes, but I would point out that if the customer wanted something durable ( e.g. for a hack or a training bike) then a plain gloss enamel , without lacquer, would look respectable for longer. In the case of 'vintage' frames (pre-war in my book) I would suggest that semi gloss could give a desirable impression of patina.