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@Jingle_Jangle
My latest 'project' is the restoration of a vintage 57cm Witcomb, which I will hopefully have ready to take to L'eroica in October.
I have had the frame kicking around for ages - in fact, I had planned to have it ready for L'eroica 2012, but my timing slipped a little.
Anyway, here it is, as of today:
The frame is straight, and structurally sound, but there were a few alterations I wanted to have made. There were braze-ons for mudgaurds and pump pegs that I wanted removing and, as is common on such old frames, there was only one shifter boss of the downtube. I needed this removing, and replaced by a 'nib', as the groupset I have earmarked for this build has band-on shifters.
The work was done by Matt at Talbot Frameworks - Coldharbour off here. He was a pleasure to deal with, and has done a superb job - definitely worth seeking out.
The next part of the project involves paint. I am fairly sure I am going to use Mercian. As they are currently operating an 8 week turnaround, this thread will most likely be quiet for a while - save of course for getting some wheels built.
In the meantime, here's a couple more pics....