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What I probably meant was a longer chain in retrospect, but it probably needs neither as you say it performs absolutely fine :)

yeah, i thought of that too.. i'll probably buy a new chain when spring comes around

Very nice.

Did you pick that up in France ages ago? or was that someone else?

actually a friend sourced it here in portugal from someone who went to france to live/work for a long time before returning to portugal (very common in the 70s around here).
it seems that the bike was kept in garage and was never ridden for more than 20 years. front derailleur was missing. cables and hoses were dead but the rest was ok. i just touched up some rust spots, gave it a good clean and applied new decals from that australian guy.

dropouts are vitus and it has amazing panto details. rides very well too. wheels are original, g 40 clinchers laced to dura ace hubs.