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These Breezers have such great craftsmanship... Make it something nice!

It's a really nice frame indeed! I'm a bit ashamed that I've given it too little love and maintenance when it serviced as my work bike. I haven't cleaned it yet, but hopefully the frame is in good shape except for those obvious rust spots that will need some cover up. Know I also need to change headset and bottom bracket.

Wanna save 18 grams?
http://www.the-climb.net/2011/12/campy-record-fd-tuning-pt-4.html?m=1

Excellent, you'll like it, especially the BB shell.

New bars and stem. Tweaked the position a bit as I realised I could get the front lower without it being any more uncomfortable. Did a slightly less terrible job at bar wrapping. Just in time to hang it up until the weather gets nice again.

Great looking bike! I'd tilt the levers up a bit though, it looks like they're pointing down now.

Decided it’s finally time to (well overdue in fact) to put a brake on my commuter. Not quite satisfied aesthetically yet but it will do whilst I settle down fit on this frame again

Also stripped and cleaned the summer bikes as it’s clearly finished with!

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So much more chilled riding with a brake.

Faster as well.

Need to play with spacer stack & stem before chopping steerer to desired length. Levers could do with dropping down a touch too

Just taken it out for a couple of spins and I’m struggling getting used to break and no freewheel... plus the left dummy break still catching me out.!

I’m Getting too old and tired for all the stop/starting on fixed!

Yeah it’s weird at first but you get used to it! If the left lever bothers you, you could get a cable splitter gubbin so both levers work for the front brake.

Hang on - so an Inset 7 will allow you to fit tapered forks to a straight steerer? Say on a CdF?

no

I have a Problem Solvers 2:1 somewhere if you're interested.

It will with an inverse shim.

Are they a bit of a faff or function okay? I had looked into it...

It's fiddlier to fit than a regular cable for sure, but instructions are available. Good quality Allen keys and correct torque are a must, but then I would say that about fitting a stem. Once installed I never had any problem. So I guess yes on both counts?

I use one of these https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/cables/jtek-doublecontrol-s/

Works great!

Out of interest, what made you go with 2 x road levers over a single cross top?

...it’s not 2007?

what made you go with

Not

why did you go with

At least zing me with something grammatically congruent.

hand position is far more often in and around hood area or drops than sitting on top. plus cross tops always look out of place on drop bars. imo

That is really nice!