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Cool! Mine rolls really nice & looks period enough to maintain the look with the added bonus of easily serviceable tires. Every friend that has seen my set up has flipped. I still have some work to do to finish it, but it has been saved from the slow death of entropy. I hope to see pictures of yours when it gets completed!
As hard as it is to find parts for these, and the uber expensive repop tires, I see no foul on that! I have a couple frames like that which will get built up to ride.
Thanks! I'll be sure to update this once I complete the project. As for the wheel set, I've ordered a set of Velocity Blunt 29er (700c) sized rims that will be laced to a new departure model D and a WL (I believe). Both hubs are being rechromed and rather than leave the anodized finish on the rims I will paint them a gloss black and pinstrip them in gray similar to the primary color of the frame.
Regarding the stem/handle bar, I picked up a stem similar to what I believe was on the original and a set of handle bars with a brace. Unfortunately, the chrome on both were totally shot. While I'm having some parts rechromed I'm still working within a budget so I chose to strip these and paint them to match the head tube and darts. They are pictured below.
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