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Bike was finished on Sunday and I managed to take it for a spin. I am very pleased with it. Forks definitely make a difference in terms of absorbing bumps on the road.
I fitted an Ale bottle cage and alloy bottle to the bars and an Apex Ultralite pump with Terrys clips. I will have to tilt the saddle slightly for a better angle and I still do not know which tape colour for the bars so I haven't put any yet.
It looks like there is a lot going on down there.
and a cockpit's view
So all it needs now it's to be stripped to be painted.
I've been thinking a lot which colour I would like and finally decided to go for this but the head tube will also be red. Ideally I would like to have the head tube and head lugs chromed (as per original catalog) but it would cost just too much.
The head badge is missing so the holes will be filled and will use a transfer (an original badge went for more than £80 on eBay!) I have got a set of transfers already but I'm not sure which ones I will fit.
I've been researching and apparently some of these were not fitted to pre war frames like the frame and forks rosettes, and the unique Reynolds Cantiflex one.
Again, I would pretty much like to fit the colourful 'organ pipes' on the seat tube in favour of the vertical Bates Vegrandis, but I've only seen them on post war bikes, although I've been told by the gentleman that sold them to me that either is correct. I'm not that keen on the little Bates Vegrandis top tube.
If somebody can confirm this, that would be great.
The research continues.