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Post by scottw on Aug 1, 2016 8:05:15 GMT
www.flickr.com/photos/124853585@N02/albums/72157670762845090Sorry not a Cash tribute, but a few pics of the latest addition, as purchased condition. Fillet brazed, Shimano ax brakes, Dura ace shifters, Arabesque F&RD. Nice front Campag 27" wheel, Regina Extra sprockit, 36/30 front cogs, GP decal on the front chrome fork & suntour rear drop outs. Not yet managed to free seat post, but only tried to give it a twist & pull. and the colour Orange. So two nicknames I have for it so far are 'Orange Blossom Special' or 'the Mountain Goat'. The first one has stuck for now.
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Post by triitout on Aug 1, 2016 14:22:27 GMT
I like it. First orange Viscount I've ever seen. None like that in the USA. Another name choice to consider : "Agent Orange"!
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Post by oldroadietehachapi on Aug 1, 2016 15:53:34 GMT
I like it! Orange Blossom seems a good name to me.
Cheers Jim
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Post by velocipete on Aug 2, 2016 6:27:46 GMT
Proper TA cranks,where did you find that one Scott? Cheers, Pete.
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Post by Jem on Aug 2, 2016 6:48:57 GMT
Interesting! That looks like an Derbyshire hills Eroica chain set !!
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Post by scottw on Aug 2, 2016 7:30:57 GMT
This was last seen on ebay, John had also spotted it and commented on another thread on the arabesque gear.
What attracted me was the chainset, and how this would be my mountain climbing buddy.
My wife is taking on the Yorkshire 3 Peak challenge in early September and I have been supporting her training at weekends out in the peaks and doing a bit of 'walking' up & down hills. If only I had a bike to take out there.
Re the Orange Blossom Special, she has 2 right shimano brake levers and a BB that needs an extra circlip, there is a bit of play on the horizontal and it looks like I could squeeze in either an additional clip to reduce this.
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Post by kickstandman on Aug 2, 2016 15:02:58 GMT
The headbadge is faded some, I wonder if the colour of the bike has too but it would have to be uniform around the bicycle. Very nice.
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Post by Jem on Aug 2, 2016 16:27:25 GMT
By the way - I'm liking the look of the saddle bag support.
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Post by sprockit on Aug 3, 2016 14:57:35 GMT
Great find Scott!
Should clean up very nicely.
I could do with some smaller front chain rings to climb more of the local hills - my old legs are getting a bit weary these days! Indeed I did have my eyes on a suitable bike on eBay a while ago, but the seller was in Scotland and wanted too much for the bike.
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Post by busaste on Aug 24, 2016 18:05:20 GMT
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