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^^ Thanks for the heads up re the shim. I guess you mean the thicker part between bolt and stem? It seems solid but will look into it. I think i may be able to shim 1mm if i find a 26mm bar.

Stem decisions. Would prefer to use the first Titan Luxe stem but it has a odd 27mm clamp size that makes finding fitting bars difficult. The second one is modern but has a slight rise.

I'll go over it properly with a wire brush this weekend to clean it up a little. At its current state a new paintjob sounds more appealing. But open to keeping it a little ratty.

Been considering that too. Raw/patina and some sort of treatment. Wax?

Have had this frame sitting in the shed for 4 years and haven't done any actual bike projects for even longer so though it would be fun to document turning this into something rideable.
The idea is nothing groundbreaking. I'm thinking a clean singlespeed with mudguards for sunday strolls with a mix of new/vintage components.

It's is a Flying Scot L'Ecosse (Supposedly) from the 60's. Has some nice lugs, bridges and other details that should look good in a new paint. Haven't decided on color yet but thinking either Black, Racing Green or Silver. Or perhaps red? I restored a Faggin Tourer 10 years ago and it came out pretty good in metallic red:

Thoughts on parts:
Wheels: Random silver/polished fix/free, or Coast braked wheelset(frame spacing is 115mm).
Tires: Gumwalls 32mm. Not decided.
Saddle: Ideale (Parts bin)
Seatpost: Campag. Record/Super Record
Stem: Titan Luxe Chromed (Parts bin)
Handlebars: Classic City/Porteur Bars
Cranks: Vintage, or new BLB Super pista. Not decided.
Brakes: Not decided.
Fenders: Velo Orange Hammered/Polished

To be continued :)

Congrats!

Repost and sorry for sales post. But may have to part with this if someone's interested. 34mm, Fat lugs, honeycomb dial, cal.410. £550 posted (from Sweden).

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Some vintage today

Nivada teasing another one of their reissues. 38mm.

Still rolling. Haven't made that many changes over the years. Some small bits and bobs.
Been thinking of getting a new fancy groupset but then the current one haven't given me any issues at all. They're so gadamn expensive nowadays too.

Yeah looks like something they dug up in the cellar.

Beautiful!

And Perpetual.

Next watch most likely. 37mm Tudor BB54.

Gaadamn. It's so good. With that faded bezel. Damn.

Sad i haven't done this yet. Maybe next year. Credit card/refugio option sounds more appealing, and doable now than the hardcore bikepacking trip i was planning on year one.

Anyone interested in this? Neat "Royal De Luxe" with glossy black dial and copper indicies/hands. 35mm, Hand wound. Incl cheap bracelet. £200 posted (from Sweden).

Good lord. We've made a full loop haven't we.

If i have the money when i'm 70 and want a Porsche. But have to limit myself to my current Volvo just because than what i can afford right now, what's the point. If i had 15k extra to put on either a mainstream, popular Rolex model or in a low interest savings account, i'd rather put it on the Rolex. I'd say many on here spend more time in the office than on their fixies nowadays and have some spare money to spend on their hobbies, outside of bikes.

No i've heard that from other people about certain class-d amps. Just a tad too digital and sharp. I only run vintage speakers so they may weigh each outer out. Dunno. Will try to find one cheap and report back.

Having my eyes peeled on a pair of JBL Centurys at a local old school auctioneer. Bought plenty of things there cheap and hoping these fly under the radar as well. In need of some tlc but still. Also a couple Luxmans listed..

Nothing really. It was great. Mostly just prefer real vintage for the type of listening i do.
With that said. I would still like to try a cheap asian class d. Maybe the SMSL DA-9.

You almost sold me on one. But sticking to my old integrated amps for now. Parted with the Leak too. After a week. Lolz.

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Thanks. 70's british, Omar-something. Kef drivers. Rebuilt the crossovers and renovated the cabinets. Next step is a nice streamer. Bluesound node? Currently using a cheap Arylic but it's a bit wonky.