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I wanted to convert my Raleigh Pursuit into a fixie, then after some initial research I realised that I had vertical dropouts :(
Anyway I managed to get hold of a very rusty Carlton Criterium frame, which has nice horizontal ones. The guy was taking it to the dump, so I was hoping to give it a new life.
My heart sank when I first saw it.
http://www.lfgss.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=82147&stc=1&d=1395931052
It's a 1980.
Undaunted I started renovation.
Now, after several hours of sanding and scraping, I've removed much of the rust and have un-siezed the forks. (I'll post an up to date picture later)
Up until a few weeks ago I didn't know the terms: dropout, bottom bracket, headset, etc. But I've been studying Sheldon Brown trying to get "up to speed".
I'm starting this thread to keep a record of the work and I'm going to have a few questions during the course of the build... I hope I'll find help from this forums members.
The cranks are cotterless and reading Sheldon this seems to imply that I won't have a 26 tpi headset and bottom bracket. How can I check?
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