Post by triitout on Nov 5, 2014 3:50:28 GMT
This is for you Sooper8 
The bike is getting regular riding now that the tri season is over. Of course, only sunny, dry days that are cool enough not to sweat all over it. The original bar tape just started shredding and falling off and the leather toe straps just tore up at the creases. On went some nice black Newbaum's cloth tape and NOS blue Christophe toe straps. The big move was putting on my first ever Brooks saddle (Swift) with the copper rivets. It's looking sharp. It's way cool to be "breaking in" a new 1970's GP in 2014!
The little Aerospace Pro is the pickup from Ed O'toole a few weeks ago when I went down to Philadelphia to take Gillian around on the college open house tour. It' resting quietly in the shed 'till I figure out what to do with it. It's in quite sad shape but does have some nice early Dura Ace components, but can they be salvaged??? Ed rode the bike cross country back in the 70's and the original Type III fork is still on it! It was a pleasure meeting and chatting with Ed.
The bike is getting regular riding now that the tri season is over. Of course, only sunny, dry days that are cool enough not to sweat all over it. The original bar tape just started shredding and falling off and the leather toe straps just tore up at the creases. On went some nice black Newbaum's cloth tape and NOS blue Christophe toe straps. The big move was putting on my first ever Brooks saddle (Swift) with the copper rivets. It's looking sharp. It's way cool to be "breaking in" a new 1970's GP in 2014!
The little Aerospace Pro is the pickup from Ed O'toole a few weeks ago when I went down to Philadelphia to take Gillian around on the college open house tour. It' resting quietly in the shed 'till I figure out what to do with it. It's in quite sad shape but does have some nice early Dura Ace components, but can they be salvaged??? Ed rode the bike cross country back in the 70's and the original Type III fork is still on it! It was a pleasure meeting and chatting with Ed.
