In between the various annoyances and outright calamities of last weekend, I did manage to finish painting 'Esposito', the mystery Italian frame.Its obvious that lug lining is not one of my natural talents, but I have seen much worse.
I'm not sure what to do with this frame.The demise of the Holdsworth calls for a new fixie, which would probably be the sensible outcome, but I have a hankering for a 60s style Italian road racer.
I already have most of the parts for such a bike, including the 1968 Nuovo Record rear derailler that came with the frame.
Campag bar-end shifters and Universal 61 centrepulls would definitely feature.
Although they are a few years older, I have a pair of Campagnolo Gran Sport hubs that are too nice to keep on the shelf forever.
It could be just the ticket for a return to l'Eroica
Please email if you have any thoughts as to the identity of this frame.
2 comments:
You are only allowed to go for the 60s style Italian road racer if it doesn't use any parts that I need for mine...
Yeah, yeah. There' plenty of old junque to go round.
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