Originally Posted by
Wileyone
Oldpeddaller...Just found my post?? Is there another Oldpeddaller?
She has been all stripped down and getting prepped for paint. Decals have been ordered. I was lucky enough to find the original owner who bought the Bike in he "thinks" 1971. According to him it originally had an all Campy Group. Sadly all that is left of the Campy is the Shifters. But the Suntour V Gt drivetrain that is on it now if not heavy works flawlessly. So I am probably going to leave it as is. As the price of Vintage Campy is in a word Stupid. I made up some Mavic open pro 700c rims with Suntour Sprint Hubs that work well with the Weinmann Brakes. I will keep you posted.
Sounds great! Did you order your decals from H Lloyd Cycles of Penrith? I know that Nick there lists some, but haven't found many others on the web so will probably make my own water slides for my C-Eagle when the time comes. Early 70's seems about right - 71 or so - golden age of British bikes :-) I've had great results with Suntour V-GT gears, I'm running them on three of my bikes and on my tandem. They work flawlessly in all conditions - 'fit and forget', I think they look great - really solid and last for ever. Ditto Suntour hubs and Mavic Open Pro's - good choices. Looking forward to news as it comes along. I'm not making much progress with mine at present, too many non-bike related time pressures at the moment but maybe in a month or two I can get into it.