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Late 80's Rossin RLX-SOLD

UPDATE: Ive been working on this a little lately for the third build. Found a Rossin lugged fork from Romania from a Ghibli. Not the same model, but reasonably sure they the forks of their top two bikes in the lineup would likely have been the same. I stripped and repainted it to look decent with the paint work on the frame. The original fork paint work had the lattice style overlay which I was not able to replicate without professional help. It has a Campagnolo record headset, Chorus crankset and 3T stem, no name bars and Gran Compe aero brake levers. More pics to come when I get further.  The second build was truly a frankenbike. I've used every bit I could find in the parts bin, but decided to buy a used Mercian steel threadless fork, since the previous carbon steerer tube was too short for me to be confident about its safety. The fork is freshly painted with an awful fake "hammered metal" paint from the Ebay seller I assume. It has a nice cast fork crown though