got the forks painted and cleared. frame is painted, but waiting on velocals to get off their vacation so i can get the decals on and clear the frame. found an nos crankset to finish of my components.

^That fork is stunning!

Thanks. I'm keeping this one, so a few extra coats of paint and a little more wet sanding went into it.

That fork looks super nice.

It looks rich and vibrant.

Fwiw As soon as the decals arrive I'll send down the frameset!

Sounds good Grady.i think that blacks gonna shine on yours

Yes, I think it will look great.

Now that Zieleman has me dialed a little closer on the proper Gazelle and Reynolds decals.

I just found a set of black Bluemel Club Special fenders in their original wrapping in town here.

Now if I could just figure out the rest of the build.

Back to your beautiful frameset though.

Can't wait to see it with the new decal set.

Have you decided on a build for it yet?

i'm keeping the original 105 components. all that was missing was the cranks. i found these on ebay for a pretty good price. i think the gray and red will look nice together. a black regal saddle and black bar wrap.

i have to throw out a plug for velocals. i ordered a set of decals for my pinarello. even though they said they would be closed until the 7th. they shipped out my order today. that and their quality decals is why i keep buying from them.

That's a beautifully vibrant red you chose. Can't wait to feast my eyes on this one!

Agreed, Velocals stuff just rocks. Sure do wish the Schwinn Decal Police had left him alone, though...

Looks like a really nice paint job, love the color!