Holdsworth build
Building a beautiful old frame like this with a mix of recent and vintage parts that came off one of your other bikes is not straightforward. Just read Brendan’s comments (below).
- File down the fork drop outs – they were meant for a flattened axle – slog
- Brush out the BB threads and remove some paint
- Fit the BB and cranks
- Add washer to Zeus hubs to ensure Q/R fits tight
- Soak, clean and grease my old Campagnolo mechs from the Mercian, new jockey wheels too – rewarding work!
- File away some paint from the drop out so the mech moved freely – getting there
- FIt Mafac brakes & cable stops, careful not to crack the paint – paint prone to crack and peel
- Glue back cracked paint on brake bridge – careful now
- Unstick glued fingers- ouch
- Seat post and bars fitted – made a dogs dinner of fitting stem to bars
- Drill out the hole in the cable guide clamp as supplied bolt to short – charge drill first!
- Begin fitting bar end levers – more greasing required
- Need to decide which (and clean) brake levers
- Then fit all cables, except fit white bar tape before brake cables
- Fit new chain
Brendan’s been a naughty naughty boy – but still thinking of getting onto the good list!
Looks even better in the flesh, immaculate job!
Far too small for you Brendan, you should sell it to me and buy a bigger one 😉