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The M de Porres decal is mildly obscure. I like custom frames with random names on them so when I've had unknown frames in the past I've tended to badge them up with relevant saints - so I've had unknown Italian frames badged up as Madonna del Ghisallo and San Geminiano.
Martin de Porres hails from Lima, as does this frame, and he's patron saint of landlords, public health workers, and all those seeking racial harmony which I'm pretty happy to get behind and seems fairly relevant for a bike that took most of 2021 to build! -
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Colour-tech was where Ron Cooper was based as far back as I can remember.
I've never used them either but they have a decent pedigree in wet spray -
Indeed - He's getting a decent reputation, especially for hardcore hardtails and steel fullies and isn't turning any work away!
I'm really pleased with the colour and overall look - I'll reserve judegement on the brutal headtube/gusset arrangement till I see it with the fork fitted!
Also, I see no mudguard eyes at the rear dropout but I'm sure something can be improvised if this has been forgotten! -
That's really nice, The benotto tape is fun and overall a very decent period-correct build - miles more so than mine!!
There's quite a lot of decent data on Rih at https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/851256-ultimate-rih-source.html and if you're not already aware of this, you can get a scan of the frame-number ledger for your frame from their online archive https://rihsport.com/framenumbers/ -
frame is finally built
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Ah yes, I did see that one. Classy components on that and a really nice frame
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Me too, such a finely made frame with really lovely feathered lugwork
a bit of a dick