Lovely frames. One of those would build up into a nice old-school fixie.....

Always hated clips and bands for cables and derailleurs. Bare wire works best for me along the top tube

Also like it when you see a frame with a brazing that you cannot imagine has a function! Saw a campy lever boss at the top of a seat tube once, for a parking brake!

British riders used to be much more loyal to the local product than they are today- the tubing, the big companies, the local frame builders, the component people. Italians still are, from my limited experience, French too, when they can get the stuff they need. Last time I was in the States, I saw a lot less Italian hardware and a lot more Treks, Litespeeds, etc. Wonder if the American component industry will grow much more on the back of Lance's success?