Island Jim
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Hi Everyone,
I have a Joe Waugh frame (531c) that came off EBay a couple of years ago and I’m finally getting round to doing something with it.
My plan is to get a professional respray, new decals etc and build it into a very nice example of a steel race bike. I don’t know the year but the guy I bought it from thought it was from about 86/87. Frame no is 2565 if that means anything to anyone.
My questions are to the great retro bike hive mind…
1 - who would you use for a respray and to check the frame and forks are true and safe etc before painting?
2 - I’ve never been a fan of cables routed over the top tube, is removing the three cable guides and replacing with 2 split cable guides under the top tube a terrible thing to do? Like putting pvc windows in a listed building. If you were getting this sort of thing done who would you recommend? I think it probably is a bad idea but I’m just airing my thought process.
3 - what groupset would you choose? I’m a big of a fan of Shimano and I’ve been thinking of Dura Ace 7200. Would this be considered too high end for a 531 frame? if you’re a Campag fan, what would you recommend? I want to go for 1980s downtube shifters and preferably indexed.
4 - what’s a good rim/wheelset to look out for? Clinchers or tubs? (I’ve never used or even ridden on them)
5 - all the other bits, recommendations for bars, stem, brake pads etc
I’m not building a daily ride, more something to get out on dry days, club rides and Erotica type events.
Any help much appreciated
Jim
I have a Joe Waugh frame (531c) that came off EBay a couple of years ago and I’m finally getting round to doing something with it.
My plan is to get a professional respray, new decals etc and build it into a very nice example of a steel race bike. I don’t know the year but the guy I bought it from thought it was from about 86/87. Frame no is 2565 if that means anything to anyone.
My questions are to the great retro bike hive mind…
1 - who would you use for a respray and to check the frame and forks are true and safe etc before painting?
2 - I’ve never been a fan of cables routed over the top tube, is removing the three cable guides and replacing with 2 split cable guides under the top tube a terrible thing to do? Like putting pvc windows in a listed building. If you were getting this sort of thing done who would you recommend? I think it probably is a bad idea but I’m just airing my thought process.
3 - what groupset would you choose? I’m a big of a fan of Shimano and I’ve been thinking of Dura Ace 7200. Would this be considered too high end for a 531 frame? if you’re a Campag fan, what would you recommend? I want to go for 1980s downtube shifters and preferably indexed.
4 - what’s a good rim/wheelset to look out for? Clinchers or tubs? (I’ve never used or even ridden on them)
5 - all the other bits, recommendations for bars, stem, brake pads etc
I’m not building a daily ride, more something to get out on dry days, club rides and Erotica type events.
Any help much appreciated
Jim