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@Rik_Van_Looy
Picked up Markgee's bargain Harry O on Thursday and raided the parts bin last night to put this together...
Plan is to use this for the daily commute over the winter saving the BobRat from the ravages of road salt!
It'll be a bit of an ongoing project - I'll be needing some narrower risers and a better saddle and I'll probably swap the Look Deltas for clips&straps.
I'm waiting for bits to arrive to build wheels (Downhill hub, disc-cog & black Arayas).
I've done a little homework on the frame - turns out it was built from Vitus 171 by Cliff Shrubb on behalf of the Inner London Education Authority.
i.e. this is one of the old Herne Hill Rental Bikes (There's a 1" dia steel disc on the seattube with ILEA stamped on it)
At some stage Harry Rowland was hired to rennovate these bikes and took the liberty of applying his own frame decals.
He's a good bloke is Harry, very open and helpful. .