Viscount gran sport
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Viscount gran sport
Viscount gran sport,
no death fork and wrong back wheel but the frameset is pretty darn light!
Just got home with it.
no death fork and wrong back wheel but the frameset is pretty darn light!
Just got home with it.
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Looks like it has a conventional BB unit, too (another plus) but watch out how you handle the seat cluster "ears" those have been a known weak spot on most of these "fillet brazed" frames.
Last edited by unworthy1; 06-29-20 at 05:32 PM. Reason: Realized there's no seat "lug" on a fillet-brazed seat tube!
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Nice pick up. One of those front derailleurs came stock on a 70s Sekine SHS 271 I picked up. It did a crummy job shifting. I picked up a second one used; it also did a crummy job. So I switched to a suntour FD which works fine. Hopefully your mileage will vary from mine.
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Blurry but u get the idea.
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Nice pick up. One of those front derailleurs came stock on a 70s Sekine SHS 271 I picked up. It did a crummy job shifting. I picked up a second one used; it also did a crummy job. So I switched to a suntour FD which works fine. Hopefully your mileage will vary from mine.
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That's one reason why I like 60s and 70s era bikes with center pull brakes; they typically have a crazy amount of tire clearance.
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Very nice pick up!! Love that dark red color too
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