Glennfordx4: Very cool! The bike bits now have a burnished look to them. I kinda like it.
After some delays and setbacks (mechanical and personal), I finally completed a build that was pending for a while. Not C&V, but built in the C&V spirit (nearly level saddle/bar height, bar-ends, horizontal top tube, 8-speed)
I changed a few items from its initial assembly over the winter/spring.