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So, I found the time to travel over to Brighton to pick this up .
Good things:
-no dents
-no serious rust
-paint has a nice pearl shine to it that didn't/doesn't show in photos
-sturdy as hell
-quality dropouts, 130mm at the rear not 135 as I feared, so the wheels I'm planning on using should go straight in with no persuading needed
-many bosses - there will be no need for p clips, full length housing, clamp-on cable stops, weird screw-on derailleur hangers, hundreds of zip ties etc as on the Raleigh.
-headset is in great condition. It's a weird type with a spring inside, I think to help you adjust it right? It's a Mori Epoch and from a quick Google, they appear to be rated highly by the Retro BMX community
Bad things:
-yeah it's heavy, no denying that
-more paint chips/character/patina than I realised
Overall v happy with this and the build is gonna go ahead
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