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Yes, that’s one of the nice oddities on this frame. I understand they were sold as tourers and yet had 531c throughout, so nice and light and with a geometry that suits someone of my age. I think it is the most comfortable frame I’ve ridden in ages.

The last parts have arrived so it's been a busy weekend. Frame, bars, headset, seat and post, calipers and wheels have remained. The rest got swapped. So I now have end to end Shimano 105 5700 era, with compact hollowtech2 crankset and the GS mid-cage rear mech. The cassette is still the nine...

Thanks hamster but I have both mechs in hand, and needed a GS mid cage to cope with the bigger cassette I have planned - legs aren’t what they used to be for climbing. Good luck with the sale.

Thanks for the thought, but I‘ve got a Shimano 5750 compact coming. It’s silver and has a slightly more open look than the more modern stuff so I’m hoping it fits in well. I have silver levered shifters on another bike that will be swapped onto this. The goal is to have 5700 Shimano in silver...

I've been very remiss in updating the thread so here is the summary of progress so far. The frame is a great fit now that I have corrected the seat post that was set the wrong way around. Most of the running gear was stripped including the bottom bracket that needed a great deal of...

Another project began during a visit to the MiL over the weekend. Something came up on eBay and after a bit of offer ping pong I bought it, collected it and got it home. It’s an Orbit Gold Medal from the late 80s. Apparently made in Sheffield 58cm in 531c throughout (according to the seat tube...