Re: Old frames and new bits

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cactuscat

you’re not wrong

smiffy wrote:
You’ll have no trouble with the rear wheel in the dropouts going from 126 to 130mm with a steel frame, that’s a bend of 2mm per side.

yeah, you’re right actually. my head was in aluminium-land when i wrote that, never a good idea to bend something that fatigues when you do 🙂
I think those dura-ace downtube shifters are ace, btw. the kona honky tonk’s got ’em and it’s a reet good looking bike.