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Lovely, not much fettling needed, clean, lubricate, change consumables - pads/tyres/cables - although even those look kind of OK. Polish and wax for the frame and it will shine again. Dura Ace headset? Chain seems a bit short to me too...not on large cog at the back and quite stretched already?
Bag if a bit dry can be re-waxed too, very easy job. Congrats, hope it is your size and you'll enjoy riding it.
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Thanks :) Don’t think it’s a DA headset, would have been campag originally as was the groupset and I think this is a modern interpretation. (Maybe dia comp, as the levers are…). I did think the chain was a bit tight too, but it’s a massive 54t chainring I think so that’s not going to work round me unless I’m going downhill 😂
It’s a 120mm spaced 5 speed rear hub. I did half wonder about putting a sturmey 3 speed hub in there as it would have had at some point to make it a bit more useable for me
I’ve not been able to ride it but having put it together and stood next to it it’s going to be pretty spot on with size. I’m not that dissimilar is height/build to my late grandfather and as this was made to fit him I’m hopeful it’ll be pretty good.
C4r1s
My late grandfathers 1950’s custom Hetchin has come into my possession. He used to ride this round his parishes (he was a local pastor) across Lincolnshire and Norfolk until the early 90’s we think. It’s had some restoration and changes (not all sympathetic) and most recently had a repaint by Mercian a few years ago back to its (almost) original blue. Exciting to have something like this and to ride it next spring once I can arrange collection. New brake blocks, guards and tyres probably in order as it’s been sitting in storage for a number of years. Some excellent legwork details (excuse the terrible photos…)