Originally Posted by thirdgenbird

Along with the bike, Grady provided me with a proper cinelli bar/stem combo to replace the pictured stuff.

The new stem didn't have a perfect finish, but we both agreed that it would suffice. This all changed on inspection of the seatpost however. After removing some adhesive residue and rub marks on the seatpost, it became apparent that it at one time had been polished by a previous owner.

I didn't feel right assembling a bike with a polished seatpost and a stem with a marred milky finish, so on Saturday I got my khatfull on:





Neither look perfect, but they look better than when I started and match one another.

The frame now sits polished, waxed, and partially assembled waiting for a "different" groupset