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Freshly back from Maldon Shot Blasting and powder coated in rose gold, I've just finished putting the wife's Nigel Dean World Tour back together, and I have to say it's come up rather lovely - I should never had doubted her choice of colour 
. She chose the frame colour to match the Union Flag on the Carradice bag - apparently these things are important - so it's ended up with a black and gold vibe.
The only change I made was to swap the chunky black plastic bar-mounted shifters with some stem-mounted friction shifters (all Suntour, so consistent), which she prefers and which clean the lines up a little bit too. I've always rather liked stem shifters. I've also always absolutely loved drop bar + mixte frame bikes: it's a shame they're not made so much any more and also that they're not regarded as more unisex. I'm now just reconciling myself to the fact that it's going to get ridden and it's going to get scratched!
Have to say, I was very impressed with Maldon Shot Blasting - they were really easy to deal with, good value and paid a lot of attention to protecting threads and finishing edges neatly.
. She chose the frame colour to match the Union Flag on the Carradice bag - apparently these things are important - so it's ended up with a black and gold vibe. The only change I made was to swap the chunky black plastic bar-mounted shifters with some stem-mounted friction shifters (all Suntour, so consistent), which she prefers and which clean the lines up a little bit too. I've always rather liked stem shifters. I've also always absolutely loved drop bar + mixte frame bikes: it's a shame they're not made so much any more and also that they're not regarded as more unisex. I'm now just reconciling myself to the fact that it's going to get ridden and it's going to get scratched!
Have to say, I was very impressed with Maldon Shot Blasting - they were really easy to deal with, good value and paid a lot of attention to protecting threads and finishing edges neatly.
