motor84
Retro Newbie
Hi guys, newbie here. I have been lurking around, checking out the old bikes on here for a bit. Pulled the trigger on an old Dave Yates. Always wanted one back in the day. It came without wheels. Thats fine. But, I now realise getting new ones is not so straight forward. Rear dropouts take a 126mm rear wheel. Most on ebay are 130mm. To further compound the issue, older 126mm hubs take old Uniglide or thread on freewheels. I'm sure you all know this! But I just learnt it after buying the frame.
So, what to do. I can:
1, buy some Dura Ace hubs with a Uniglide on Ebay, and some older Mavic rims and and have the wheels built. There are some NOS DA Uniglides on Ebay. But I am forever reliant on NOS blocks being for sale if I need to change it.
2, Convert a Uniglide to Hyperglide? but I guess I will have issues finding 7 speed HG cassettes to fit my frame??
3, Hold out for some period correct, good condition Dura Ace/ Mavic wheels.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I read that Cold Setting 753 is not a good idea!
So, what to do. I can:
1, buy some Dura Ace hubs with a Uniglide on Ebay, and some older Mavic rims and and have the wheels built. There are some NOS DA Uniglides on Ebay. But I am forever reliant on NOS blocks being for sale if I need to change it.
2, Convert a Uniglide to Hyperglide? but I guess I will have issues finding 7 speed HG cassettes to fit my frame??
3, Hold out for some period correct, good condition Dura Ace/ Mavic wheels.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I read that Cold Setting 753 is not a good idea!