Originally Posted by
jimmuller
Wow, Kevin, nice story, nice bike. (Do I spy a tub of yellow Rampar grease in that pic with the bowel of bearings? I had some of that. Wonderful stuff. I used it all up eventually.)
Pretty high-end bike to jump into as a C&V intro too. Well done!
I'de be interested to read more riding impressions too.
Thanks, Jim. What's Rampar grease? That's the Campagnolo grease that came in the bags of spares and whatnot. I used it for the first hub rebuilds, then got some newer stuff.
And yes, I was very lucky to dive in with an exceptional bike. It's literally the only high-end vintage bike I've seen on the Shreveport CL I've seen in a year, and I stumbled into it. The other vintage bikes I got from trips to LA and Louisville (and I'm not sure they're nearly as high-end). Well, now that I have the Kestrel frame I suppose that might be the second, though it's a completely different beast. In that case, again, I was the only person to show any real interest. I guess there's an upside to being in a tiny backwater C&V market.