I've come back to this thread a couple of times and I've only just noticed the snowflake lacing! It truly is a lovely bike OP. It's evocative of a time I suspect a lot of us on here were really getting into the sport and lusting after American exotica on the pages of MBUK and MBI. Also, those shifter pods (7sp ?) are some of the best things Shimano have ever made.
Although that stem length gives me a slightly nervous feeling just looking at the pictures!
It's actually surprisingly ok. I took it over Holcombe hill in ramsbottom last night. Came back feeling a bit rattled, but the stiffness is really noticeable going uphill and that makes for a fast climb on things that aren't too techy.
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<span style="font-size: 0.8rem;">I got lucky with the build for this. I'd actually sold my retro stuff to fund a new bike when this frame turned up and I had to rebuy everything to build it up. The wheels came from France and were on a Fat Chance that was being spilt and the rest came from some of the guys on retrobike who happened to have the right stuff available.</span>
I'll keep looking for some titec ti handlebars and maybe a shorter stem . And some brake pads that aren't 20 years old 🙂
