Fitting out the Aerospace Pro | Viscount & Lambert Bikes

Jem
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Fitting out the Aerospace Pro May 11, 2014 21:19:29 GMT

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Post by Jem on May 11, 2014 21:19:29 GMT

I bought a rather battered & unrideable Viscount Aerospace Pro over a year ago and have been amassing bits for it,and thinking about it but haven't yet got around to assembling it.

I am not having the frame sprayed simply because I can't afford it . So I am going to get it road worthy and ride it.

Having ridden my sons 'Pro last weekend fired me into action to finish it off and I've been working on it tonight.

Anyway, here's a shot of my work bench - although my wife calls it the 'dinning table' for strange some reason.

So if I go with the rather stylish Shimano 600 break levers which I bought with this bike in mind, which center pulls do I go for (Tourney or the NOS Lambert?)
If I go 600 levers, should I then go 600 RD & FD? (and then use the NOS Lambert centre pulls?)
Or should I go 'original' and put leave the Titlist on front as in pic and put Crane on rear? Then which set of shifters?
The Shimano Thunderbird was what came off the front, and it's a fairly heavy beast.

There is quite a few combinations!

Anyway, here's a few pics

photo 5 by Sooper 8, on Flickr

photo 1 by Sooper 8, on Flickr

photo 2 by Sooper 8, on Flickr

Bits and pieces by Sooper 8, on Flickr

Bits and pieces by Sooper 8, on Flickr

photo 4 by Sooper 8, on Flickr

photo 3 by Sooper 8, on Flickr

photo 2 by Sooper 8, on Flickr

photo 1 by Sooper 8, on Flickr

Last Edit: May 11, 2014 21:22:28 GMT by Jem

Stella
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Fitting out the Aerospace Pro May 11, 2014 21:47:30 GMT

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Post by Stella on May 11, 2014 21:47:30 GMT

This is really hard to answer. Personally, I'd try to keep it original, particularly since you're not doing anything to the frame. Keep the 600 groupset and brake levers for a frame you'll respray (although they're beautiful).

Go with Shimano or Lambert brakes, possibly the latter since you've got the Lambert chain ring. My shifters are the Shimano (Dura Ace), the black ones: theviscountaffect.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-viscount-aerospace-pro.html (a bit tiny, but you know which ones).

Here's a better picture of some I've 'won' yesterday: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-Down-tube-gear-levers-/331193341365?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=M8HzCWwsoAmt842OglcBs8UmI3U%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Last Edit: May 11, 2014 21:51:35 GMT by Stella

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Bend-o
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Fitting out the Aerospace Pro May 11, 2014 23:03:49 GMT

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Post by Bend-o on May 11, 2014 23:03:49 GMT

Personally I'd go with the 600 levers (lovely) and RD. That Crane looks like it's seen better days. I'd keep the Titlist front RD as a link to the bike's history, as well as the fact that Titlist became known as 600 down the track. Def the Lambert brakes over the Tourneys. b