The paint is a little scruffy and have touched up a few spots... the paint around the seat post clamp was in horrid condition which was probably due to someone going beserk with a wrench that was too big.

Nice thing about shiny white bikes is that I have some shiny white Tremclad paint to touch things up and keep the rust at bay which is something the bike does not suffer from.

Our fall is like an Oregon winter as it gets cooler and we see a lot more rain and this bike is perfect for that... the Perry hub in the back is nice speed modulator while the Mafac Racer up front provides some serious stopping power and the action is so light that braking from the top of the hoods is very easy.

My wife has a UE18 Supersport mixte that I built up for her... her primary bike is a beast, albeit a nice one, and she really likes having a middleweight bicycle which I built up with a good number of old racing parts to keep things as light as possible.