Looks super. After months of searching and saving it makes the final product sweet, eh?
How bad was the paint? Or was the frame required to pass Orangeology 101?
it was quite badly beaten up with some deep rusts under TT and DT. had to strip out and treat it although i hated to do so.
once stripped out, why not the fav color, right?
Hey, say more about the leather brake hoods? How did you make them? Close up or in-progress pics?
a friend of mine did it. he's a professional leather artisan, did it for me as a favor. i could upload some close-ups later.
But I thought '74 Competitions came with forged dropouts- those looke like stamped dropouts on a Super Course. Just sayin'.....
it's not a Competion frame, but a Grand Sport. dropouts from Huret (front ones have mark), and known slightly better than those factory stamped ones. even better looking, chromed for Grand Sport and Grand Course, IIRC.
Very nice build. You need one of those brake bridge cable adjusters.......I have a spare. It's yours if you want it.
hey, i totally need it i know. just couldn't find it 'on time'. will PM you!!!