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@ArthurDent
Sounds like a similar and good recipe for a lovely bike ! Look forward to seeing it 👌
I've got a set of Cinelli Angel bars on it, and I converted a pair of non functioning brake levers as tt brakes, although I should buy the real thing some day.
And yes well spotted got a big 55t chainring on there !
Update on the levers, I took them apart and this is what i saw :
So ofcourse following that helpful link and guide, I can tell that the cog wasn't in the correct position, and I think the lever wasn't installed at the right angle on the bars either.
Also to note, there is no stamped "10s" and it has 24 notches, so according to @Shump source my levers are a 9s variant.
This is confusing although good news : I originally wanted this to be a 9s bike as it fits the date of the frame perfectly (1999-2000 last record 9s ti groupset).
Also these 9s shifters are tough as hell to find from what I've seen over the years, and when I bought them the seller did say there were 9s.
So, I'm going to get the 9s cassette and derailleur out and try indexing again in 9s.
One important thing I would say, and I think its also a detail that can be confusing and why I thought I had a 10s set, is that I can go through 8 clicks fine, and if I pull a bit more there is just the smallest of 9th click.
So I guess you could think, like I did, that there is an extra click not working but actually it just the end of the teeth on the cog inside the shifter !
I will post the bike when I've got it together and working again !
Thanks all for the help 👍