Thanks for the info, i do not want to respray the frame and will ponder how to renew the untidy bits. Unfortunately i have no pics of the TT on the cable side and the frame is not accessible at the moment - at the back of the attic!! I will get the frame number and this may give a guide as to age but i think that as mentioned the cable routing may have been done outside the factory - and this may have something to do with the faint 'team name' on the top tube.
Peter and Dutch,
Thanks for the info, i do not want to respray the frame and will ponder how to renew the untidy bits. Unfortunately i have no pics of the TT on the cable side and the frame is not accessible at the moment - at the back of the attic!! I will get the frame number and this may give a guide as to age but i think that as mentioned the cable routing may have been done outside the factory - and this may have something to do with the faint 'team name' on the top tube.
Thanks for the pointers,
Richard