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After a bit of searching, I got myself a new bike. I just made the purchase, haven't received yet, but very exciting. I was looking for a bike with - steel frame - steel forks - mudguard eyelets - rack mounts - 130mm spacing and vertical dropouts And this checks all the boxes. I mean, it's not...

Hello, Does anyone know if the Gazzetta della Strada has always had English threaded BB, or the older version were Italian thread? Thanks

Hello, I'm considering buying a bike. It's listed on eBay not too far away from where I live. The seller is not very responsive, which is never s good sign. But maybe you can help me. The bike, a Dawes Audax, is listed as a 53cm frame But looking at the headtube looks to me a 55cm because...

Hello everyone, let's see if my English allows me to express my question. In a bike with forward facing dropouts, is it always a problem taking the rear wheel on and off because it would interfere with the mudguards? On a modern bike, the wheel comes off with a downward motion. In a vintage...

Hello everyone, I'm considering buying a retro (I believe 1990s?) Peugeot Audax frame. It has canti lugs and decent tire clearance as well as mounts for mudguards and rack. I don't know, nor the seller is able (or willing) to tell me if the spacing is 130 or 126mm I'm not against stretching...

Hello everyone, I recently started building up my Peugeot Ventoux frame, for which I have a few RX100 components, including the brake calipers. It was only when I went to fit them that I realized that the holes in the fork and frame don't take these calipers as the bolts on them are too short...

Frame is straight and all threads are good, but it's been retouched with a... questionable....colour. The idea was to sand it and bring it back to new but I've had the frame for a while and haven't gotten around to do it yet. Size 54cm Seatpost not included. Also, takes a 25.6mm...weird...

Hi guys, Old Peugeot frame made with Reynolds 501 tubing had 26.0 or 26.2mm seatpost? Thanks

Hi guys, Not vey retro, but I've been wanting a Crosslight for a while and I finally found one at a good price and in my size! The only problem...brakes are sh*t I changed the pads (admittedly not the best on the market, but still...), but the brake power is still well below that of my road...

Hi guys, I am considering buying the Sugino-style crankset from Spa Cycles. Can I can use the triple as a double, provided I choose the right BB spindle length to have the correct chainline? I might want to switch to triple later on (I use friction shifters, so I would only need to change the...

Hi guys, I am eyeing an FSA gossamer crankset on ebay. It's a triple, but I would plan to use it as double, so keeping my 2x front derailleur (Claris R2000). I would imagine the chainrings are going to sit slightly more outwards than in my current setup. Do you reckon the derailleur has...

Hi everyone, I have a love DuraAce 7400 double crankset that I'd like to put to good use. I had it on my "fast" bike, but I soon found out that is asymmetric, and cannot be matched to a regular cartridge BB. What do you match with this crank to make it work? I am thinking to either place a...

Hi guys, I am clearing out the flat and I have a touring frame to get rid of (size 51cm). It's dented in the seat tube so I'm just giving it away. Collection only from Raynes Park, London (SW20). I tried selling it on ebay for 99p or even posting it on freecycle, nobody wants it. I'll leave...

Hi guys, I am having troubles finding aero brake levers that offer a similar level of comfort to modern brifters. On my commuter bike I have Claris levers and they are plush! On my steel bike I tried Tektro RL340 and the TRP RRL, but neither is that comfortable. It's not that they are not...

Hey everyone, Jut out of curiosity I checked the space between one side of the crank and the frame, and compared it to the other side. It's different. I checked all my bikes (admittedly only 3, but still) and they all have off-centre cranks. By how much, varies from bike to bike, roughly 2-3...

Hi guys, I am selling the frame I bought a while ago thinking to build a touring bike. Got made redundant and I am in no position to spend money for a new bike for the upcoming months... It has big dent in the seat tube, neat the BB (see picture). I bought it like this, no idea how they...

Hi all, I recently got a vintage-ish frame ( see here: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/new-frame-new-project-touring-eg-bates-frame-531.457176/ ), which accepts 1' forks. I think I could benefit from using a modern handlebar with 31.8mm diameter, so that it's easy to find stems of...

Hi guys, I got my hands on a Bates frame and I intend to make a bike to use for light toruing, cross-crountry, commuting... I haven't received the frame yet, so the photos are from the ad. It's not in a nice shape, and part of the reason I bought it was to "save it", and I am really looking...

Hi guys, I just installed a pair of Tektro RL340 and they are the first non-retro brake levers I use. I was expecting them to be similar to the Shimano STI in terms of ergonomics, but they really are not. Do you find them comfy? I know they are very pupular, but so far I found them very...

Hi all, The eyelet of the gear cable outer (rear derailleur) of my Hewitt frame is just shy of 4mm. The gear cables outer I have are all slightly too big for it, even without the ferrule. A quick search with "thin gear cable outers" brings me to several options, but they are all 4mm and above...