Originally Posted by
nlerner
Good chance that a friend will be selling me this 1961 Hetchins Experto Crede frameset. It’s been refinished by Mercian with some braze-one added. How would you build it?
That depends. How long until you think you are planning to sell it?
I tried an English build a couple years ago for my Hetchins. I think I am going to be rebuilding that soon, using period correct parts that are more functional, with exception to the much older Marsh bars I have for the frame. I bought the bike from the granddaughter of David Marsh, so the bars seem oddly fitting, even if David did not ever own the bike. They were nice folks and I wish I kept contact info for them. It was fun talking to them about it. Hearing that David lost his job, by riding to the Olympics was sad to hear. Times have changed..
My guess is that I will use a Campy RD and I have not decided on brakes.