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Thanks very much for the tips Kamel! That's really helpful. I had a look at Pop Plage - I can safely say I won't be going there (probably).

Are you planning on using the same finish on this Liberia frame as you started on the Peugeot one? It's really unusual.

This thread is great! More updates please. Also, got any tips for Annecy? I'll be there for a night or two as part of my Europe trip in June (football).

I guess I just couldn't bring myself to put Shimano on a frame with costruzioni telai speciali written on it. Dura Ace looks good but it would just bother me, for no real reason. I get night sweats about having German tyres on my bike.

Beautiful frame. Campagnolo, please.

Ideally I want someone to tell me they are hand built over 24 months by a tenth-generation descendent of an important Samurai family, possibly a blind 70 year-old who works in a pitch-black bike shop using only his sense of taste?

Spat my sencha all over the keyboard.

I think the key thing to take away from this is: nobody thinks you should repaint this bike.

I can't see why you'd strip the (apparently fine) paint from a frame that weighs 1919g and then build it up to be ultra light. Why not, as suggested above, sell the frame to someone who is looking for an original Merckx MX and start with a lightweight frame? The paint is hardly going to make a difference to a frame of that weight.

I think the Pro chrome stem looked better too. Could you try an ITM Eclypse?

That fork looks exactly like the two that I have, one currently on a Scapin, the other from a Scapin but in the cupboard. Both are Columbus Genius.

To use a clunky analogy that in no ways applies to bikes, some people want a Ferrari 250 GTO, some people want a Golf TDI (estate).

I grew up in Swansea (near Killay) and I'm not aware of any of these companies, so this thread is a great find. I might pop in to check them out when I'm back over Christmas. The guys at Paulus Quiros definitely need a new website though, jeez.

Looking forward to seeing the final build.

God that looks good.

Scilly.Suffolk is very kindly sending me a set of Schwalbe Marathons (thanks again) so no doubt I will be back on here once they arrive and I am not competent enough to fit them! I am really glad I've not had to buy new rims, the issues with the axle and headset were pushing me to the brink, new wheels would have tipped me over.

@Scilly.Suffolk that would be really, really helpful thank you! How much would you like for the Marathons? I've stripped down quite a few older bikes (an eighties Peugeot, a seventies Triumph) but I've never seen tyres of this type before - is fitting of the tyres particularly tricky?

I guess it's one of this type:

Hi all,

I foolishly volunteered to rebuild a friend's Raleigh Stratos which has turned out to be a real dog. I've sorted the rear axle, trued the wheels and replaced the headset but there are splits in the tyres (Raleigh Racer 27 x 1 1/4). Does anyone have a suggestion for a cheap set of tyres that I can buy to finish this build off? I'm not used to this type of rim at all so I'm not sure which tyres I would need (nor how to fit the damned things). Would any of these work? http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tyres-27-630-dept203/

LBS said "we don't do non-hook tyres so you might as well buy new rims" which I am utterly loathed to do. Any help much appreciated!

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I even love the packaging that the cog came in. Your frame is about as close to perfect (for me) as it gets. Are you definitely going white bar tape and saddle? Black does suit purple frames...

Lovely build, the cherry red and white frame is beautiful. Looking forward to seeing the final images.

Chrome tricks the eye into creating a seamless blend between the chrome on the frame and the headset/forks. On this (beautiful) frame, the satin jars and I think it really deserves a matching headset.

"Oh and powder coating a Colnago is officially a crime against the Italian nation!"

Too true: I'd sooner powder coat my Grandmother.

"This frame is nothing much to look at"

Never have I read anything that I disagree with more. What a beautiful frame.

Looking forward to seeing this built up, beautiful frame.

If this is converted to single speed I will cry.

The Cinelli stem badge has actually made my day. If it were mine, I'd keep it as it is but strip the whole thing down, clean every bit as much as I could and rebuild it. Riding it knowing it is setup exactly as it was for my Grandad would bring me more joy than ripping the parts out and turning it into a single speed.

You'd be amazed how well some of the parts will clean up, with a little persuasion.

This bike is absolutely beautiful. The fade, the tone. My word I love it.

I'd definitely keep that paint, add a silver Campagnolo set and chrome forks. Beautiful.

JusCos has hit the nail on the head for me. I would be so afraid of putting a tiny chip in a freshly painted frame, that I'd end up looking at it and not riding it. Plus, the condition looks pretty good!