Hiya Folks,
I've been retired for the last 15 years, but it becomes offical in a couple of months: UK state pension.
So I definitely deserve a retirement present, and Ebay obliged.
I've seen one Holdsworth Whirlwind on Ebay in the last 3 years, then last week 2 turn up.
I got the first one, and there's still one on there (collection only from Cambridge).
So here's mine: 23" in flamboyant magenta
Edit: Turns out it's cromovelato magenta.
It's a bit rusty but I think it's all surface rust, some of the chrome is iffy though.
All I've done so far is toothbrush with white spirit.
And here's the best of the 70 year old original paint:
Forks have the most chrome rust:
"Whirlwind" on the TT:
Currently:
Brampton Alatet headset (rusty)
Bayliss Wiley 23 cottered (fine)
Single DS shifter braze on (original - it's painted).
Weight: frame 1980g (inc fixed cup), forks 753g, total 2733g = 6.03lbs
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I'm planning how to build it, so far
repaint in flamboyant magenta - I really like the colour (no it's not pink
)
700c tubulars
spread rear from 114 to 120 for SunTour New Winner ultra 6
Keep cottered crank if I can - Stronglight do steel cottered cranks for 50.4 rings
Remove DT brazeon for band-on double DT shifters