Originally Posted by
UKFan4Sure
Wow! Extremely retro looking! I love those water bottle cages and water bottle. And that Honey Brooks saddle and tape is more than I have in my whole bike. You spared no expense in yours. Are those Velo Orange racks? Wow, what a gorgeous ride. It's bikes like yours that I draw inspiration from!
Thanks! I got some inspiration from others around here. The racks are both vintage Blackburn that have Jim Blackburn stamped on them. The bar tape is just shellacked yellow cotton. The cages are VO retro no tab. I found a few stainless bottles that I wrapped in twine & shellacked. Aside from the above items & the pump that came with it when I bought it, the Brooks b17, & SunTour bar end shifters are all I added. It came with the stock components. I really didn't spend a whole lot on it, apart from the b17.