My main winter project is the 1986 Centurion Accordo: The frame and fork that I did the thread on about a month and a half ago.

My Raleigh Gran Sport fixie was finally torn down and the frameset retired to attic storage - the frame was just too far bent out of shape to be a comfortable handling rider. I figured I'd run the Centurion with the fixie's components for awhile while I figured out it's final form. Well, the wheels, pedals, bars, stem and ugly bar tape made it. In the interim, the brakes were replaced with Shimano 105 single pivot's with aero levers, new saddle and seat post, the crank was replaced with a Shimano 600. Playing with it I found I finally have a FGSS that I really like and can do serious 30 mile afternoons on. Of course, this is the first frame I've had in a while with brazed on derailleur hanger, shift lever bosses and cable guides, so of course it works wonderfully as a fixie.

No kittens will be harmed in this project.

This morning, tired of not being able to do my morning workouts due to cold and (especially) wet roads, I installed the Blumel Popular mudguards that used to be on my Magneet. They work well enough that they're permanent. Shortly after the first of the year, the frame's going to the powder coater - I'll probably go for some version of red and black to match the hideous bar tape.

Otherwise, I'm finishing up a second set of Helicomatic wheels for the Trek 460, this set will be clincher. Have installed the Bontrager clincher wheels on my Fuji Finest. I came to the conclusion that I really don't want to have to mess with rim cement on the side of the road in below 40F temperatures. Once spring return, so will the sew-ups.

I was just given a complete mid 70's Raleigh Sports women's frame, including frame pump. Of course, it sat out in the weather a bit longer than desirable, but I think (hope) the chrome is still salvageable. That's one's headed for fix and flip.

Beyond that? That depends on what I find at the Westminster swap meet in February.

Oh yeah, I know there's two $100.00 gift cards to Performance Bike with my name on them under the tree. Tools and tyres.