Dawes-man:
Katakura Silk - first image I saw. I'd long wanted a Silk & this was the first one I saw in my size. I contacted the owner in the US, a deal was reached and he sent it over to me in a very well made box.
Dawes-man:
A picture I took of under the seat lug. Mr Sugiyama explained that this lug comes flat, is bent around the tubes and then welded shut.
Dawes-man:
After spending a couple of minutes with the Machinery Cleanery brushes I decided to take a 'before' photo.
Dawes-man:
Still a bit more to do. NevrDull is very useful in revealing where any rust remains as it turns it black, as in this photo.
Dawes-man:
Fitting the headset... Mr Sugiyama made sure the head tube ends were parallel to each other and here is fitting a head set. It was a cheap Tange Prestige, which I later swapped with a period Tange Falcon.
