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A man comes out of a room, tears running down his cheeks, shouting: It's a boy, it's a boy!!
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Needless to say, he never went back on holidays to Thailand...

Cheers

Any rules on flipping? I mean, I do sometimes get bikes that folks are giving away for next to nothing practically to empty their garages and if not totally my thing I pass them on....for a fair price though. Thoughts?

Did not know that. Met the guy few times when he was at Villa.

Er no. Do not use cement as you will create a cold spot on the wall. Plus to remove it it will be a pigs job. Plus it is listed. Bricks yes. Breeze block cut to size yes.

Fair enough. If there is a rotten looking area than use some wood preservative/hardener first and let that dry before hacking off big pieces of wood. Than deal as I described danish oil let’s wood breathe and is water resistant too. If installing new ss sink which sits on top of wood than use silicon to seal edges so no water goes underneath it. Good luck

Work surface is where you wash your dishes or make your food which ends in your body so it looks like a simple function, but is really an important one. Forget to clean it and you’ll soon have to clean a fair bit more elsewhere...

If we are talking analogy- you do not need to have a shower every day or wash your hair weekly or more either. After a certain period your body will take care of itself and your skin and hair will be just fine. But you do it because it feels nice and smells nice and ....

Wood is similar to an extent. It can be left outside without any protection if a certain type, but if not it will rot and perish quickly.

This thread is called DIY, so the clue is in the name. If not prepared to do it than simply swap for something more durable, but as OP want to keep it the only choice is to maintain to a good standard. No other way I’m afraid.

Wood does look good in the kitchen BTW. Just not good for restaurant one. But even there it takes a team of people to clean and buff it every single day. I know as have worked in one and boy did we scrub and scrub and scrub again till our fingers hurt.

And when comparing cars or bikes, when buying used it quickly shows how it was maintained and value is adjusted accordingly.

Maybe I’m a bit harsh, maybe the OP does not own the property and does not need a hassle of repair and maintenance, but owing a house means having to deal with that too I’m afraid.

The damage is reparable and can be made look good again, but no point if won’t bother with a little elbow grease. At least he has a choice.

Sorry did meant it to be, I just can’t understand what is the issue with looking after the stuff to keep it for years, rather than throwing out and replacing with new like clothes from Primark, not to mention the source of these or where all that plastic ends.
So apologies for the tone.

Sure no problem 😉

I'd take a whole bike myself, but you said you are not posting....

No I would not be rehanging shelves once a year, or re-grout either. But wood needs oil to protect it from the water and if once a year (OK this is me to keep near 100 years old worktop looking good) or perhaps once every 2-3 if done properly first time is a small price to pay to have nice kitchen.

Do you clean your bike less than once a year? Do you use any polish/wax etc on it? Same for your car if you own one? You don't shop for clothes in Primark I hope, as that would be....well telling me all.

I'd say that secret to this and everything else, including bike maintenance, is in a good preparation. If done properly first time, as I mentioned above few coats of Danish over 3-4 days (some of it applied to underside as well), it would never come to this state.

What Gillies meant and I concur is that it takes 30 min max to ensure all is tip top for years to come. I used IKEA or lemon/orange oil from TK MAxx which goes on around taps once a month in the eve before going to bed - 3 minutes to apply, leave 20 minutes and remove any residue. Done.

But nothing will keep it nicely looking if water is left unattended on the wood, so a cloth to wipe and spills near by taps is needed. Hence that blue square one on top of my knife block in the pic above :)

Sorry, but that kind of water damage is just not acceptable, you should've acted earlier. And if you do plan to reuse it

• let it dry firstly, DON'T attempt to sand wet wood
  
• sand properly, especially damaged (black) areas
  
• seal the wood properly, Danish oil 3-5 times with at least 18 hours between coats
  
• lightly sand down with grade 1500 or so before last two coats
  
• use silicon to seal between sink and wood or use silicon tape
  
  

I have a Belfast sink sunk in my 1930s wooden top, currently awaiting the original winged brass taps back from refurb, I used danish oil once or twice a year and other oils in between (cheapo IKEA one for an example) every so often and is still looking good after being installed 20y ageo with another 70 odd years living in a school lab.

Wood is a live thing, treat it as such and it will be fine.....

Any pics?

Nice and good price too. I'm sure it will not stay on here for long. GLWS

Cheers. Yes that stem was so high up when I got the bike that I declined an offer for a test ride fearing it will pop out. Checked the headset Veloham and all good, DA black so part of the set, was just not adjusted properly etc.

Also have no intentions to repaint the frame as it looks fine as is to me. I do have a spare 7400 set but the OLD is 120 only so no good for modern blocks I think.

Thanks for all the comments.

Hey thanks for the comments.

Yes they are London brand. You mean looking modern in terms of 70s modern? The bits on it are all of good quality with mix of DA gen 2 black and campi silver levers. It does not show on pic above, but chainrings and calipers are anodised in what looks like a purple-ish colour. Who know, it may have been black years ago and the sun has bleached them.

Will sleep on this for a while, then decide, maybe flip the frame and some of the components and use some for other builds. Or maybe just leave as is......although tad big for me.

Stumbled upon this thread - read few pages down - 25" Dawes for little money...http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=415996

Same priciple But look out for small parts on later edition of DA shifters like a tiny ball bearing and other bits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkGNN_2CfCY

Took apart 7400 and put it back together couple of times. Not easy but duable. Will find the manual and video how to and post here
https://imgur.com/a/4IT1J

Early to mid 50s C. Bertrand, repainted and modernised in 70s with quality components. Picked it up last w/end, now pondering what to do with it. Could be ripe for a nice SS as the rear ( Le Tour a.k.a. Normandy) takes both 5sp currently on and has threads (for ss?) on other side so no need to look for new wheels and flog the parts. Suggestions?

Wow, that's some starter....must be brave to have Pauliac as a starter, as what to do for the main, another super red, perhaps more meat loving one? Also lovely to see Radikon among them. I knew Stanko (the owner who unfortunately passed away couple of years or so ago) and his wines well and hope his son continues the tradition.

Le us know your thoughts about the wine...

Lovely LFGSS people. As promised in my OP, I would look at any proposal for a charity cause from a Forum member, so here we are :)

@Tadpole was the only one that have contacted me and proposed a charity - The Olive Tree cancer support, that he raises money for. So, well done Tad, not only for coming forward with your suggestion, but more importantly well done for all the good work you have done and continue doing for this good cause. One of these jerseys above will be sent to you - for auction or whatever you feel will be best to raise money for the charity.

But whatever you do, please do promote it here on the Forum too, so members can chip in and perhaps one of them ends with the jersey too.

Merry Christmas to all

£800 for De Rosa looks good to me too :) GLWS