Maybe tomorrow, maybe a year later... Anyway, here's an update. I've made a few refinements recently.

One change was necessitated by the fact that after a bit of use the tires expanded slightly, to the point that no matter how much I fiddled with it I couldn't keep the little rubber hairs on the side of the tire from brushing the chainstays. So, back to the Atelier it went for a little more indimplination. After the second round of squishing the chainstays, @gugie recommended a very small amount of reinforcement for extra stability. A new decal met the precise specification.



It's still a tight fit. I think I'll drop back to 650x38 when these wear out.

I also did a bit of work at lettering.com to create some additional decals for the top tube.



That pic came out a bit out of focus, but I figure most of us won't notice.

The other major change I made recently was a new set of brakes. Even after hitting the Tektro R559s with a file a few times, I was never quite comfortable with the clearance between the brake pads and the tire. Happily, Gugie was willing to let me tap into his stash of RAIDs to solve the problem. These are really the proper brake for a French bike like this anyway.



Finally, since I promised a year ago that I would share pictures with the VO rail, here they are. As I tell Mrs. K, if a man says he's going to do a thing, he'll do it. There's no need to remind him every six months. As an added bonus, here it is with the Velo Orange Transporteur bag.