Hi folks,

Still quite busy at the NW Hub, therefore, didn’t have much opportunity to look for interesting/vintage bike stuff.

The Centurion Ironman that I referenced last week has moved on or otherwise disappeared. I did see a Centurion Accordo with one of those nifty circus style paint schemes – lots of pastels in the graphics and base fade. Sorry, but didn’t want to dig it out of the storage racks to get pix. From ~6ft it looked pretty good.

The Eddie Merckz was a bit of a disappointment. It is one of the Falcon UK models built under license. It looks low level; moderate components, stamped dropouts, no braze-ons, etc. Nice bits are a Campagnolo Rallye RD with claw hanger, wrap over seat stays, and, of course, Molteni orange paint. It’s rough, but could be an interesting project for someone it fits. 63 cm CTC seat tube, 60 cm CTC top tube.

In my search for the next refurb, I came across a nice, but weathered Sekai 1000. Lugged Tange #5 frame with Suntour components and Dia Compe brakes with drilled levers.

Last summer a nearby shop closed and we inherited the leftovers. There was a box of NOS DiaCompe and Weinmann side pull brake parts which included some drilled levers with quick release. I haven’t seen them lately, but will keep looking. I'm also checking for more headbadges.

Cheers,

Van