Quite likely to be. Hard to give a definite answer without knowing the model, but a good deal of bikes of that era had 27.2mm posts in a 1 1/8" (28.6mm) outside diameter tube.
Just buy it and bodge whatever parts you want onto it...
80's is not old enough to have anything to really worry about like 24tpi bottom bracket shells so bodge away with coke can shims and a bit of 2x4 to cold set the rear triangle, big adjustable to realign the dropouts and you'll be fine!
disclaimer, whilst all the above is possible, it doesn't mean it's a good idea
That's aluminium, not steel - replaceable mech hanger gives it away. By the time you add in forks and headset to match it'll be a lot more than 70 quid too!
I don't see what's wrong with fixing up the old bike, as long as it's not rusty.
That's aluminium, not steel - replaceable mech hanger gives it away. By the time you add in forks and headset to match it'll be a lot more than 70 quid too!
I don't see what's wrong with fixing up the old bike, as long as it's not rusty.
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Measure the circumference with a piece of string/steel ruler and then use: Circ = pi x diamater and rearrange to get d.
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another question - the frame dates from around 1985 - will a standard road wheel fit? or were rear hubs a different length back then?
Quite likely to be. Hard to give a definite answer without knowing the model, but a good deal of bikes of that era had 27.2mm posts in a 1 1/8" (28.6mm) outside diameter tube.
Some old frames have 'For scrap' written all over them and are not worth the effort.
How much effort is involved in locating a 28.6mm band on front mech? Or even going for a 34.9mm with a Shimano SM-AD16S?
No. I don't mean the front mech.
How much to get the rear end of the frame bent? How much for a new 525 frame?
80's is not old enough to have anything to really worry about like 24tpi bottom bracket shells so bodge away with coke can shims and a bit of 2x4 to cold set the rear triangle, big adjustable to realign the dropouts and you'll be fine!
disclaimer, whilst all the above is possible, it doesn't mean it's a good idea
Carbon 456
456 lefty
Pompino
White Inbred
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html
http://www.argoscycles.com/renovation-pricelist.htm
Around the £300 mark without forks or a good bit more with forks.
Brand new steel road frame here for £70: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=52268
That's aluminium, not steel - replaceable mech hanger gives it away. By the time you add in forks and headset to match it'll be a lot more than 70 quid too!
I don't see what's wrong with fixing up the old bike, as long as it's not rusty.
Ignore him - he's trolling.
It's amazing what they can do with recycled garden gates. Meanwhile, decent alloy frames are being renovated by those with some savvy.