I went from Durham to Yorkshire today to buy this beauty!
Proper barn.... I mean loft find!!!
Always fancied a P7.
It’s 1997 model 19inch Orange P7 and had been left in the loft of a house for many years. Serial number ends 96 indicating it was manufactured in 1996 for their 1997 models which will have been released late 1996 I’m guessing.
It’s in pretty fantastic nick apart from corrosion spots and laquer peel which they all seem to suffer from but it’s only surface marks.
Totally original and even the tyres look like they’ve seen minimal wear.
I’m planning on polishing the frame, applying new ‘Gil M’ repro decals and stripping and servicing it to be like new.
Maybe a Charge spoon saddle (brown or maybe funky colour?).
I have a mint period XT chainset, rear mech and V brake set in my parts box so might upgrade those but that will be about it.
Might change colour of decals from red to orange?
Thoughts appreciated...
Proper barn.... I mean loft find!!!
Always fancied a P7.
It’s 1997 model 19inch Orange P7 and had been left in the loft of a house for many years. Serial number ends 96 indicating it was manufactured in 1996 for their 1997 models which will have been released late 1996 I’m guessing.
It’s in pretty fantastic nick apart from corrosion spots and laquer peel which they all seem to suffer from but it’s only surface marks.
Totally original and even the tyres look like they’ve seen minimal wear.
I’m planning on polishing the frame, applying new ‘Gil M’ repro decals and stripping and servicing it to be like new.
Maybe a Charge spoon saddle (brown or maybe funky colour?).
I have a mint period XT chainset, rear mech and V brake set in my parts box so might upgrade those but that will be about it.
Might change colour of decals from red to orange?
Thoughts appreciated...