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@ARudd
Thanks Olly398!
Never been a big fan of yellow or the team banana paint job as a whole, if the bike had been in good condition to start with then I might have kept it but as I was completely stripping it down anyway...
First ride was great fun! Took a route around Cambridge city centre so as not to endanger too many pedestrians. The bike felt so smooth and responsive the seat was a bit of a ball ache but that's getting replaced as soon as the bracket I'm waiting on arrives. I'm using the original crank set with the chain on the smaller chainring (42T) and a 16T sprocket.
I used the same brake/break pads as were on the previous wheels and any time I applied some pressure they'd screech horrendously (air horn volume). Is this just the pads adjusting to the new rims? Will it quiet down as they wear in?
Didn't reface the headtube, is this likely to cause any problems?