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@ivosmo
Hi there.
I've recently purchased a Gazelle Champion Mondial bike from rih and just received. I'm planning to restore it a bit, polish up some parts, lace new wheels to refresh it a bit - nothing too radical I think.
I planned to swap the cable outer to a new black one and also the bar tape to a black cloth tape but I read somewhere that originally when it comes to Gazelle it was always decals colour = cable outer = bar tape?
I also plan to switch to tubulars - got nice old Ambrosio rims laying around, gotta polish them a bit.
I must say I'm impressed by the chainset and it's present state - looks almost like new, the BB is also buttery smooth - much more than new cartridge BB I have laying around.
Oh - and the brake lever hoods are in very good condition, too. Or at least were as one of them developed a tear as soon as I pulled the lever to check how it functions :/ The paintjob is in general good condition, but there are quite a lot of dings and scratches around the seat tube / top tube lug.
Here are couple pictures of the disassembled bike waiting till I have more time to clean and polish everything.