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@Skülly
Cheers for nice comments you people. Almost as nice as riding it... what a lovely morning I've had coming to work today. Just found some pale tan (slightly wrong coloured) MKS straps, so much better than shite nylon ones.
Matt. Cheers. looking forward to seeing your works-in-progress. I really want a cotterpin press though, (I have been trawling on ctc to see if anyone can sell me one) highly recommended (with the benfit of hindsight) in place of hammering the fuck out of your chainstay paint and BB races!
I have had nothing but nice experiences with both types of brooks leather tape myself. What's not to like about it? this is the newer kind with holes punched in it, maybe you had the plain stuff which seemed slightly different to me? The honey colour has stood up well, but maybe that's because I proofided it immediately, which has made it darker and a bit shiny, which it wasn't to start with.
Tynan- yeah REALLY dodgy pic, wheels are both 27'' x 1/14" (new old stock Weinmanns, 70's I think, from freshtripe).
jonny.. cheers! I couldn't resist ePaying (thru the nose I'm afraid to say) for the the CL chainset... replaces the old pinless williams set. The old ring was lovely and light but I bent the fucker in about a week of riding when me chain came off (I wasn't used to not being able to back pedal with the slighty freaky but pretty Benelux 5speed setup). The guy who swapped the williams set for some CL chainrings (including a rareish 3'32'') with me was confident he could hammer it back straight ish, so everyone was happy. It wouldn't have stood up to fixed riding though it was so light.
Hope to ride it on the Aus day night ride if you want to have a go.