, i have fitted 700c wheels as the old 27" wheels i had on it need some attention , as a result the rear gran compe 610 brake caliper that was fitted didn't have enough drop , it was only 2mm too short but due to the pull arc of center pull brakes it would mean the brake pads would touch the tyre,  i had to fit the only caliper i had that had enough drop, a rather ratty old Weinmann Vainqueur 750 ' ,  i have cleaned it up and fitted new chrome bolts and it has come up well

next, the difficult bit, which colour?

almost in the final spec ,

 i have swapped the chainset for a stronglight 99 which will have a 48/32 ring set , the bars are deda piega RHM 26.0mm clamp with a velo orange classic quill stem , a very nice bit of kit that is well worth the rather large price ,   i have also fitted a Velo orange rando rack with integrated decaleur and a Campaign randonneur bag, also from VO , 

 a pair of my favourite hacking about tyres , the Schwalbe delta cruiser creme 700x35c,