Recent content by zerogravitas

Excellent information @Obi-Juan - thanks for sharing with us! I do some vinyl/stencil work on my restorations as well as professionally, but I had never come across the UV DTF process. Great to bear in mind for the future.

Interested in various models for a couple of builds; The R 970 SL (or the EQ version) in white or fluro yellow; The R 950SL in white The T 925 in red (other colours considered)! Let me know if you have any, thanks! 😊

+1 to road bikes on the front page. More content is always good!

The braking is pretty reasonable, new pads are obviously fitted (although I recall they are pretty inexpensive Clarks). Cables are new with slick stainless inners so minimal resistance which helps. Not the snappiest brakes I have in my collection of bikes but capable enough stoppers for any...

Here's my Viscount Aerospace Grand Sport, 1979 I think. My stripdown/repaint/rebuild thead here; https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/viscount-aerospace-but-which-one.487726/

Having spent a good portion of my tinkering time since the new year on my Viscount Grand Sport I can safely say this is the 'lightweight' fillet brazed Aerospace frameset that Viscount dressed up with various levels of kit to create different models in their Aerospace range (they did make many...

Ok, all done and some half decent photos taken - enjoy. Here it is as recieved last winter! and now! The spec: Frame & Fork: Viscount Aerospace (1978/79) Headset: Generic/unbranded Stem: SR Handlebar: SR Road Champion Griptape: Velox Guidoline Brakes: Shimano Tourney...

The huge bit of bolt sticking out of the binder clamp was bothering me so I took it out and cut 8mm off... Before After 👍 Bottle cage clamps, I made these thin rubber bits to stop them shifting/chewing up the paint. Cage on. Now all parts are finally done I just need to check the...

Glad you appreciate it! I was tempted to go for a minty metallic green but very happy with the cream. It really makes me think of 70s cars and it creates a nice ground for the red details and leather colours.

The bikes you mention are all in real a sweet spot for almost all the good things modern bikes have to offer without headset cable routing nonsense, press fit BBs everywhere etc. You just miss out on disc brakes and the option to fit wider tyres for more comfort. Here is my much upgraded...

Carlton on a corner.

Looks beautiful, Great colour choice. 👍

Its been a slow burner for sure.😁 A problem to be overcome with almost every component, but somehow that makes a project like this all the more rewarding. I'll do a proper beauty photoshoot when I've sorted the last few niggles. 🤘

Bar tape is done 😁 Sneak peek of the almost finished article. Just need the bottlecage, a last gearing fettle and I need to swap in some matched inner tubes.

First test ride today; the clamp for the seatpost slipped a bit and needed cranking down really tight. I need do some tweaks to get the rear shifting better; the gap between the top pulley and the sprocket is pretty large and seems to make for slow shifts. In general it rides well and is...