Another update to this slow build - ordered some wider Challenge Strada 25mm tubulars, a band clamp period Simplex shift lever is on it's way from France and I have some modern reproduction bar end plugs coming from the U.K. with the old Simplex logo on them for an added touch. I also traded a Stronglight A9 headset to another member ( nlerner ) for a pair of Lyotard 460d pedals and a 55mm stem, which I promptly worked on to remove insertion marks and bring to a nice polish. I should have some Stronglight 49D cranks from jeirvine by early next month.

All that is left is the front Simplex rod shifter which is at the home of the person I purchased the frame from. He is either going to make a clamping band for it or give me another complete one , depending on how things go. The biggest expenditure will be for a reproduction wire handle bar twin water bottle cage and the two aluminum bottles, somewhere around 150.00 total. It seems the Urago will not be complete without it!

If anyone knows where I might find an affordable period frame pump ( about 46 cm compressed ) it would be the final touch. If everything comes together smoothly it should be on the road in a another month or so. I did notice that a previous owner unfortunately messed up the head badge as it was repainted by hand - I have stripped off most of it and will eventually attempt to do a better job. Most Uragos appear to have aluminum badges and this one is brass - the letters are embossed so that when painted white there is a thin raised border which would appear to be left in bare metal. Should be a lot of fun trying to do a good job of it. I really enjoy the other bikes posted here and reading about them , as well as other builds from the 30's - 50's, it is a period I find particularly fascinating.