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@Rik_Van_Looy
Got everything I need now either on the bike or in boxes in the kitchen - time to compile a final summary of project costs & final bike spec.
Dawes Frame/Forks + Cable bands + canti stirrups & yokes + Primax Headset + seatpin bolt - £11.50 (ebay)
Chrome Handlebars & stem & endplugs + Weinmann Brake Levers £0.99 + £8.50 p+p (ebay)
Campag Nuovo Tipo s/f hubs + Wolber Classic 290 Tubulars + Suntour perfect freewheel - £10.50 + £12.50 p+p (ebay)
Vintage Pete Matthews sprint rims (36H) 99p (ebay)
Bottom Bracket Cups & Bearings - £5.99 (LBS)
BB Axle - Freecycle
Solida Cottered Double chainset - Freecycle
SR Apex Cotterless Double chainset - £5 (purchased in error from Forum Classified)
Simplex Prestige Criterium front and rear mechs and shifters - Swapped with MrWolf69
Strong 26.6mm microadjust Seatpost £0.99 + £3 p+p (ebay)
San Marco Freccia D'Oro Saddle £0.99 + £3 p+p (ebay)
Bar tape - Vintage white cloth £5 (Dave Marsh)
Bottle cage - vintage-look cheapo - £1.99 (ebay)
Thermos Water Bottle - £10 (Dave Marsh)
Brake cable set incl. ferrules and enough for rear mech outer - £5.99 (ebay)
Gear cables - parts bin
Spokes - parts bin
Cantilever brakes & pads - Lee Chi (Dia Compe 960 copies) a gift from Stedlocks
Vintage Clement tub glue - £0.99 + £1.50 (ebay)
Outwell Seamguard to proof tub sidewalls - £2.80 (Cotswold Outdoor)
Stan's Sealant - £3.60 (ebay)
Zeus track pedals - £9 + £3 p+p (ebay)
Galli clips & Alfredo Binda Straps - £6.50 (ebay)
Clark 6spd Chain - £5 - Chain Reaction
Chromeplastic Toestrap buttons - £0.99 (Dave Marsh)
Zefal Pump - £0.99 (ebay)
Chrome pump pegs - £2.60 (Halfords!!)
Headtube Decal - £7 (Lloyd of Penrith)
Total Cost of parts - £130.90
To offset costs, the following parts were also sold on ebay
Shimano STX Chainset - £28
Deore XT rear Mech & Suntour front mech - £22.50
SR Apex Chainset - £15
Total cost of sale parts - £65.5
Final cost of complete bike - £65.40
This is a pretty honest summary of what the bike costs, other forumongers (stedlocks, sandbag & MrWolf69) have been very generous, and all I swiped from the parts bin were spokes and gear cables (in fact the parts bin ended up heavier as a result of the project as I now have Shimano PD-M525 SPD pedals, an STX Bottom bracket, 8mm AK crank bolts and a set of STX Cantilevers/Pads).