Originally Posted by
Bianchigirll
Beautiful! looks pretty good for a '61.
I could be mistaken but I think someone stole the threads from your RD hanger

Sorry, I should have been more specific, 61 is/was the advertised frame size until I measured it to a 64cm. I suspect the age of this bike is mid 70s.
RE: RD hanger, indeed the threads are stolen and perhaps I should chase them (it can only get worse). The interest of Simplex dropouts and whether to tap for standard or find a Simplex RD.