The gear-cable tunnel arrived yesterday evening so this morning was spent doing final-assembly stuff on the Holdsworth. Everything is now finished. Cables for brakes and derailleurs have been sorted (at least as well as can be achieved in a static test situation).
The limit screws of the front mech needed adjustment so there's very possibly a need of a 'settling-down period' equipment-wise.
At the outset the idea was simply to redress the damage done to the top- and down-tube decals by a large number of pesky, hungry snails (yes; really!) when the bike was over-wintering in the shed but as time went by it became clear that the project was going to 'grow arms and legs'.
There are still two things to sort-out; the saddle needs more attention with the white leather restorer / dye cream and a new pair of white leather toe straps have been ordered as these ones are rather knackered. I can't complain, though, as they have lasted almost 40 years...
The next thing to do will be to take it for a shake-down run but for that I'll wait until the rain stops; I'd rather do that bit of testing on a dry road surface......
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Final snaps regarding this project. One 'Before' and the other 'After';
Philip.
The limit screws of the front mech needed adjustment so there's very possibly a need of a 'settling-down period' equipment-wise.
At the outset the idea was simply to redress the damage done to the top- and down-tube decals by a large number of pesky, hungry snails (yes; really!) when the bike was over-wintering in the shed but as time went by it became clear that the project was going to 'grow arms and legs'.
There are still two things to sort-out; the saddle needs more attention with the white leather restorer / dye cream and a new pair of white leather toe straps have been ordered as these ones are rather knackered. I can't complain, though, as they have lasted almost 40 years...
The next thing to do will be to take it for a shake-down run but for that I'll wait until the rain stops; I'd rather do that bit of testing on a dry road surface......
......Final snaps regarding this project. One 'Before' and the other 'After';
Philip.
