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Great build and story. Looking forward to following this. Best of luck.

Good spot. Only thing is I'm rather liking the 700x28s. They close up the gaps a little with the old school geometry. I think I mentioned above I bought a pair of NOS Michelin World Tours that would have been ideal but they turned out to be more old-old-stock so I never used them in the end.

Charge saddles sold, Concor still available.

Yep, still available. Skully, thanks for the kind words - I'm quite attached to this frame and would much rather see it go to someone on here than send it off to eBay...

Good, comfy, sturdy commuter pedals. Should last for years. I bought them for the other half's hybrid before it got nicked (and then she started riding home-built vintage stuff). Hopefully suit someone on here or I'll pop them on eBay.

I paid £16.99 so let's say £12 or £15 posted if you're in the UK. Collect from Richmond or Teddington, usual dibs and PM please if interested. Thanks.

These have been wrapped up in a box for about three years and finally I'll admit I can't see me using them. Absolutely mint, never used - could be NOS if I had the packaging (which I don't). Very light, great performing brakes I'm told:

I'd like £50 but may listen to a close offer. Pick up Richmond or Teddington. Happy to post and will charge only what it costs - PM for details. Dibs and PM to secure. Thanks all.

Good job. Like the way this is coming along.

These never sold in the end and still sit in my shed. Price drop to £30 but collection Richmond or Teddington now as I've moved jobs.

Sold and collected today. Thanks Rich, hope they work out well.

Have another fixed/free wheelset in black. Details here.

Lovely old Concor San Marco Supercorsa saddle in brown. A few marks and the rails show a bit of rust but in good condition and perfect for a classic build, £35:

And two Charge Spoon saddles ideal for a beater, one black in slightly used condition for £8 and one brown which hardly looks like it's been sat on at £10 (BOTH NOW SOLD):

Collection Richmond or Teddington, dibs and PM to secure. Happy to post and will charge only what it costs - send me a note if interested.

A black semi-deep flip-flop wheelset with (I think) Formula hubs and Alex AT450 rims. Great for a daily ride as they seem pretty bombproof - I commuted on them for a few months over the darker months and planned to use them again in the autumn. They could use a wipe down and there is the odd mark but they will clean up very well and both run smooth and true. Tyres are Bontrager Racelite in grey/black and there's an 18-tooth freewheel fitted:

Looking for £75 collected from Richmond or Teddington. Dibs and PM please. Thanks.

This is inspirational stuff. Awesome.

I can't say I'm totally surprised. If you buy one of these expecting perfection, you'll be disappointed. Be prepared to want to get on with it. I do, just about.

SOLD

Tidy flip-flop wheelset ideal for a beater. Slightly garish green deep rims with what look like Formula hubs. Rims have a few marks but wheels run basically true and are good to use as is - but could use a decent clean and a bit of polish (should come up well):

Looking for £45, collected from Richmond or Teddington. Dibs plus PM please.

Also have another set of (better) black Alex-rimmed wheels with tyres which I'll list tomorrow.

Charge flat bars with SR stem wrapped in black Charge tape. Used on a daily ride for a few months before I realised vintage stuff was more me. Good for a beater-plus build - and maybe with these matching tyres. Stem is in good nick - biggest marks are below insertion line and it will polish up well. Bar itself is in very good shape.

First £10 gets them - collection Richmond or Teddington. May post. Dibs and PM please. Ta.

Three Halo Courier tyres, one black, one purple, one green and all 700x24. The black and purple ones are barely used (maybe a couple of hundred miles tops) but the green has seen better days.

£10 each for the black and purple, £15 for the pair. The green one is free to anyone who wants it. Collection Richmond or Teddington, dibs and PM to secure. I also have a flat purple Charge bar and stem combo to match the tyres - PM for details.

This gets better. Keep cleaning...

Just checked bottom bracket and can't see any recognisable branding, so anyone's guess who made that. It does turn freely though and, like the headset, I suspect will be fine with a little service.

Right, pictures as promised ages ago:

A tiny update only because I am ridiculously pleased with myself after half an hour of this:

...the brakes no longer scream when you pull on them. I had taken to basically riding this as if brakeless, but I managed a little toe-in after filing off way more pad away than I originally had the heart to attempt. It worked.

Also removed that front leather bag I talked about above. Just wasn't right. And I can use the rack to carry more stuff with bungee ropes than I could squeeze through the bag's tiny opening, like a newspaper. Or a note book. Or a shoe. Ok, so it's still not exactly practical and I hardly ever use it but I like the way it looks, especially with the saddle bag.

And that, incidentally, is now filled with this slightly geeky eBay find. A period Dunlop puncture repair kit:

It did still have all the original repair kit parts in there but I (perhaps wisely) wrapped those up and tucked them away in favour of using the tin to hold a much more compact puncture patch and a set of period Mafac tools. All fits snugly inside so there's no rattling as I ride:

Here's the bike (excuse off-focus phone pic):

Link to build thread here.

It's a Sturmey - and, yes, it's ok. You need to be a bit patient with it and sometimes it will change when you are coasting if not too careful but I like it. Will dig out a link to the build.

Ok, I get this. I ride single speed a fair bit to work, gives the knees a break every now and again. Upgraded one bike to a kickshift two-speed hub - still looks as clean as a single speed but gives you a bit more top end. And no clips or cages on the pedals means I can ride in shoes. Ideal for meetings.

Clearly I'm old before my time.

This is just lovely. Definitely look for the right period bits and keep as original as possible. Best of luck with the build.

Sold. Thanks Matti - good to meet you and best of luck with the build.