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Wow. What a stunning piece of machinery! A real piece of history!

Re: Wanted to give you all an update after a few weeks of riding. I love it! It isn't perfect, the whole groupset could do with an upgrade, but I ride with a massive smile on my face. It is holding its own with the carbon machines my mates ride, not too much heavier but definitely stands...

Re: Cheers, I took it out for a test ride today and it rode beautifully.

Re: Finally finished the build. Frame - 853 Ironhorse Victory Forks - Tifosi carbon Groupset - Shimano 105 Wheels - Cero AR30

Re: Well, for the last few years, my road bike for 'best' has been a Trek SLR1400 with a 105 groupset and pants wheels! I am going to transfer the 105 over and I have recently bought some new wheels (Cero AR30s) so this will most definitely be a for best bike, I don't think I am going to do a...

Evening all, I posted a while back about an 853 frame I purchased off eBay for a bargain with a stuck seatpost and a horrid factory 90s Yellow NY Taxi Cab paint job... Here is what I have now! Underneath that paint is a fully chromed frame, with next to no scratches and no rust spots! Still...

Hi all, Apologies in advance if this isn't quite 'retro' enough... I recently acquired for the bargain price of £90 a 1999 Ironhorse Victory 853 Frame (I didn't even know Ironhorse did road bikes?!?) The reason for the price was that the seatpost is stuck into the frame with a stubbornness...

Thanks for the replies. Obviously this is more of an undertaking than I first thought. One more question, after searching on eBay for 'Headclip headset' and the majority of results being hair extensions, does anybody know of manufacturers of these headsets to look out for? I have seen Chater...

So I am starting to assemble my late 40s FHG and I'm confused about the headset. I realise traditional threaded headsets have 'cups' that the bearing races sit in which are pressed into the frame. On my frame, these 'cups' seem to be part of the frame itself. So I don't know what sort of...

Thanks again for the insights everyone, I have had a look through some old Grubb catalogues and now I am more than happy to just say late 40s than be obsessed finding the exact model and date. I have sourced some 531 lugged forks and will start looking at getting the frame sprayed in the next...

Thanks for the insights everyone, I didn't realise that the dropouts could be replaced so I'm learning new things! There is nothing on the bottom bracket, the only markings I have found is above the badge as per the pic. I found that website when I was contemplating buying the frame and is a...

Hi all, New poster here embarking on my first build on an old frame. What I have is a Freddie Grubb frame (previous owner believes it to be 1949 but I'm not 100% certain). I wanted to post a few pictures in a hope that someone can help me date the frame and also some suggestions in what...