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Old 12-15-12 | 07:58 PM
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From: Eagle, CO

Bikes: too many or not enough

I promised to post pictures after I "finished" this bike. Well its still not really finished but I did take some new pictures of it. I ended up deleting the original pictures I posted in this thread I guess. I ended up getting a 3ttt Gran Prix stem which is period correct I believe and some NOS Universal levers and hoods. Cleaned and serviced everything. White closth bar tape and white cable housing.

Unfortunately I found a slight kink in the steerer tube. Looks like it was clamped too tight in a flat jaw vise. It was pretty subtle but it put the top of the steerer out of line and causes some binding in the headset. Right now I have done nothing to fix that. I might be able to straighten it or I could get the steerer tube replaced. It is rideable but I don't want to do any damage to the headset races since they are very, very, very hard to find.

At this point the last thing left is correct wheels. I have the original high flange no Record hubs and got a set of period correct NISI rims that I am restoring. Then I can get the correct wheels built.







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