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The Richard Sachs thread got me in a roundabout way to thinking about what to do with my Witcomb. Made in Deptford in 1969. Currently in ratbike condition and operating as a brakeless fixie on too heavy a gear and hard-to-skid tyres. It deserves much better.
It badly needs a respray. Peter Weigle made this similar frame in Deptford 4 years later. I want to ripoff the paint scheme.
Then I need to work out how to build it. I own no period parts - it was originally ‘Montata con materiali originale Campagnolo - Gruppo Record’ - and they ain’t cheap on eBay.
I do however have a complete 1999ish Chorus groupset awaiting a frame and I’m wondering how old is too old to MGOOF? I’m sure it can be done with a big bill at Argos but is it puppy killing, and what are the practicalities (will a cold set this big mean new bridges and what’s the minimum number of new braze-ons I can get away with)? Has anyone else updated something this ancient to take modern components? And what would you do if if it was yours?