multimodal commuter
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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
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I think you already know all this, but maybe it'll confirm what you already know:
My 1972 Finest has similar paint scheme, white with chromed lugs, chrome exposed on stay caps, stays, and fork ends. But the lugs, fork crown and stay caps are different; yours are fancier. The '72 Finest has chrome panels on the seat tube and down tube, which yours obviously doesn't have, perhaps painted over.
My 1974 Ace has the same lugs as my 1972 Finest, so I imagine the 1974 Finest had the same lugs as the 1972 one.
Like yours, my chain stay cable stop is clamped on, not brazed on.
Sugino Mighty crank is right, but an earlier version of it, no drillium.
Wheels should be sunshine large flange hubs with Ukai tubular rims; your wheels are not from a Fuji Finest.
Finest did not come with Campy anything. Brakes should be garden variety Dia-Compe center pulls, and the pedals should be pretty plain as well.
What's the stem and handlebar; what's the seat post? In particular, what's the seat post size? 26.6?
Clearly there is something very special about yours. Good find!
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