Result at the tip this morning
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bigjim
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stalagmike
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I'll have a look and see if it's named - when I can get around to cleaning it. Sadly my whole weekend is taken up with painting the house. I know what I'd rather be doing!
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stalagmike
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Fridge magnet did not stick to the axle. @midlifeBlack cages are either steel axle campag superleggera pista or titanium axle Super Record pista..... Try a fridge magnet on the axle and let me know if it sticks
midlife
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Could be titanium axle then ? If so then Super Record Pista and quite rare / expensive.......
uphillstruggler
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uphillstruggler
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There's an engineering place in old Wolverton that may be able to deal with that, pm me and I'll give you details
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stalagmike
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I've got a frame number now. Flaking paint makes it difficult to read but I think it says 026470. Which puts it at 1981 according to the tables posted on Retrobike.
What a great bike find. That will make a nice leisurely restoration project for you. If I had rescued it from the hands of the Philistine who was chucking it away, I would think that as I got the bike for nothing, I would refurbish it at absolute minimum cost. I think that many hours of cleaning, some sort of washer arrangement for the seat post clamp would have the bike looking good. I guess that the tyres are probably shot, so an e-bay search for some good looking gumwalls will be necessary. I think I'd even try to rescue the chain by various soakings and boilings in all sorts of different concoctions. I would splash out on a suitably coloured Tressostar bar tape to replace that nasty pink stuff though.
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stalagmike
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Thanks. Yes I will deffo be replacing the bar tape. My plan of attack (so far) is:-
1. Give it a good clean just as it is to see what I'm dealing with paint-wise.
2. Get an appropriately size seat pin and saddle and fix the pinch bolt area.
3. Strip the parts off the frame and clean them all up as much as poss.
4. Regrease, headset, BB, and hubs if I can get into them. Maybe replace BB with sealed unit if original is no good.
5. I'm keen to keep the patina of the frame so I'm thinking I need to take off any loose paint, treat the bare metal with something and then clear lacquer the whole thing.
6. Put all the cleaned parts back on. Replace cables and outers, tubes and tyres, and that bar tape.
7. Over time I can look to try and 'align' the parts with each other. So get a campy front mech and make the brakes match.
Anything missing from the above? Or any steps in the wrong order?
It certainly will be leisurely project. I've two young kids to take up my spare time. This is also my first project, so I'm going to have to get a few tools together also. Any donations welcome!
Drago
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Use Spraymax 2K lacquer. Moderately pricy, but being 2 pack it dries smooth and hard as nails.
biggs682
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@stalagmike i have a workstand you can borrow if its any help
and your plan sounds like the one i use most times
and your plan sounds like the one i use most times
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stalagmike
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Thanks for the tip. I don't mind it being pricey if it performs well. Any ideas on what to treat the bare areas with before lacquer? I've heard that some rustproofing stuff turns black as it goes off, which wouldn't look good.
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stalagmike
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Thanks for your kind offer Mr Biggs. I've got a work stand already for working on my road bike.
Drago
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Use oxalic acid on the rust. Leaves dull white metal behind but doesn't harm the paint.
