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Put them on photobucket, then copy and paste the "direct link" into the window that pops up when you press the little yellow mountain picture. Delete the first "http" bit, otherwise you'll have it twice and it won't be right.
Or use the search and look for "how to post pictures". There's even a thread for practicing somewhere.
Looking forward to seeing the bike!
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Had one of those days of bike building on Saturday
- Original seat pin broke on installation
- Stem clamp size did not match bar diameter (rookie error)
- Nuts for brake installation too wide for mountings in frame (do not want to drill)
- Rails on intended saddle too wide for seat post
- Somehow wound up with too left-hand limiters in the period correct set of downtube shifters that I bought
Very frustrating.
Some of these issues resolved with 1) a bit of judicious filing and a non period-correct seatpin 2) a bodge on the shifters 3) a trip to Hilly Ben for an alternative stem and 4) bringing an old saddle out of retirement.
Still very much slower progress than I'd hoped for though. Hoping to locate a few extra bits today.
- Original seat pin broke on installation
.gaz.
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Mercian Olympic 1982
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@dumps
Bought this frame from the forum's own Benjam in unrestored condition. Due to various communication issues, I only recently got it back from Mercian, and am in the process of building up as a light tourer.
I have a period Campy Record groupset, so hoping to have it up and running in the next couple of weeks. Wheels still slightly undecided, but have my eye on some at the moment. Will update with pictures when I work out how to upload properly.
EDIT: I do Ben a disservice - he'd sent it off to get the downtube fixed, so the structural issue was sorted. The paintwork was still a pleasingly blank canvas.