This has started as a collection of surprises, not always good.

While at Hans’ shop I also noticed the right Lefol brake lever was bent inwards. I pulled up my photo of it in the box and appears it could have happened in transit. I bent it back as far as I could.

Once I got it back home disassembly commenced in earnest. I was able to put the Lefol lever in my vise and straighten it a bit more. Another unfortunate surprise was the front derailleur band cracking upon removal. A replacement is on the way.






Interestingly, the handlebars were apparently wrapped with scraps. Not counting the bits covering the brake bodies, there were 9 short pieces of tape used on the bars. I used a wood screw to pull the corks from the ends.





The handlebar cleaned up well and is an EMR Criterium steel bar and weighs in at 614g.