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@TeeTee
I've posted this in here before, but it's an ongoing project so I'm posting it again. It's my 1950s Pennine. I bought it as a wreck last summer off a guy who'd bought it seondhand in 1964 and have been slowly restoring it. The latest small projects have been to revive the original 27" wheels, replace the beautiful but impractical cottered cranks, replace the original Lycett Swallow saddle with something more comfortable, and to get some period pedals. So, it now has a Lycett L'Avenir saddle, Stronglight 49D cranks, Lyotard Marcel Berthet pedals, and the original Milremo alloy rear rim and a replacement Weinmann front on the original British Hub Co. Eureka! hubs. I also had a craft half hour and retouched the paint on the stem. I've ridden it into work a couple of times this week and it's been a joy.
I got lots of bits off people on the forum, so I should mention them: Mr.C (chainring), Whizzer (pedals), Cipolinni (saddle), Dr.Sludge (Paselas). John of Ganesh Bicycles rebuilt the wheels and unearthed a suitable 32 hole rim for me.
Now the plan is to gear it up again with Campagnolo Gran Sport...