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@Hornsweep
I thought I would finally crawl out of my embarrassed and regretful cave for not buying that red 60s Gillott a while back, because I feel @Foreigner65 deserves a very special mention here as an outstanding forum member. As a freelancer, I was going through a bit of tricky financial time and he was incredibly patient and nice.
The frame price was so low, which made it so tantalisingly mine, yet things remained awkward. In a brief irrational moment, I looked at vintage parts pricing and rashly gave up on the while idea. That was stupid of course, because I had 80s parts to at least tie me over until I could exchange them for more appropriate ones. And then I realised I had quite a bit of old audio equipment to sell which in itself would have covered the costs.
Things have since improved greatly. Lots of new work coming in. Hopefully another chance will come along. It is rare, though, to see a frame of that age in such spotless original condition and very beautiful patina. Anyway, I am sure somebody is enjoying the bike and that's a good thing in the great scheme of things.