Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd (Post 13819036)

Fantastic! When I return to Seattle I'd love to visit you to see all of your awesome bikes in person. What a collection!

Originally Posted by Alex Moll (Post 13819136)

Of course, Justin - that'd be fun. I can even loan you a bike, and take you for a ride on a fantastic rail-trail near my house. Is this return imminent? Are you thinking of moving, or just a visit?

Originally Posted by ColonelJLloyd (Post 13819206)

No, just to visit. No idea when it'll happen, but when it does I'd love to get together for a ride with you, Jeff and Roger. I'd love to spend a day hanging around at Bob's shop too.

Originally Posted by southpawboston (Post 13818966)

Oh. My. God. Alex, your Harrison is truly a stunning piece of work! Well executed, in every possible way. Wow. The Stronglight 57 crankset is just marvelous. Congratulations! Thanks for the flickr set, it's fun being walked through the restoration and build from its initial stages..

I agree, the gearing might not be adequate for hill climbing, but at least you've kept it true to its racer origins. For regular riding, you could always throw a Stonglight 63 on there, for which, despite not being period correct, at least finding smaller inner rings should be fairly easy. Then keep the 57 carefully packed away. Looks like the Simplex front mech can handle a much smaller inner ring.

Originally Posted by Alex Moll (Post 13820035)

BTW, southpaw, I don't think the cranks are 57s. Just plain old 49d with the 50.4 bcd. The pattern of the rings, and those dust caps definitely make them look like old 57s!