Every once in a while, I think about repainting Vera. The finish is pretty scraped up, though actually not bad for a bike its age. Also, I think about having shifter bosses brazed on and having the cable tunnels near the top of the down tube removed, as I use a down tube shifter.
Of course, one thing that deters me from doing so is money: It hasn't been abundant for me lately. But seeing this bike may also keep me from altering and refinishing Vera:
It's a Holdsworth from, I'd guess the 1970's. At least, the style of the lugs and paint as well as the Campagnolo Record gruppo (with a Nuovo Record rear derailleur) lead me to believe it's from that era.
All of the Campagnolo equipment--including the large-flange hubs--seems to be original. About the only deviations I could see were the replacement brake blocks (Mathauser Kool Stop) and a non-Campagnolo headset I could not identify. The latter component might have been a British-made TDC headset, which was often supplied with English frames.
Even though the paint was worn away on some parts of the frame, I didn't feel that it was battered or decrepit. Of course, the fact that someone is using it makes it seem contemporary and relevant. But there's just something about high-quality lugged steel bikes--particularly the British ones, in my opinion--that seems to age well.
Of course, they also give sweet rides!
Of course, one thing that deters me from doing so is money: It hasn't been abundant for me lately. But seeing this bike may also keep me from altering and refinishing Vera:
It's a Holdsworth from, I'd guess the 1970's. At least, the style of the lugs and paint as well as the Campagnolo Record gruppo (with a Nuovo Record rear derailleur) lead me to believe it's from that era.
All of the Campagnolo equipment--including the large-flange hubs--seems to be original. About the only deviations I could see were the replacement brake blocks (Mathauser Kool Stop) and a non-Campagnolo headset I could not identify. The latter component might have been a British-made TDC headset, which was often supplied with English frames.
Even though the paint was worn away on some parts of the frame, I didn't feel that it was battered or decrepit. Of course, the fact that someone is using it makes it seem contemporary and relevant. But there's just something about high-quality lugged steel bikes--particularly the British ones, in my opinion--that seems to age well.
Of course, they also give sweet rides!
Yay! Mine is still immaculate though in pure black to match the black shorts and top which I wore back then to be invisible. How some things change. I just wish that I had not specified a lamp boss on the forks...
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