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Thats good to hear that it can be done, just put up a wanted ad regarding all the parts
I'm really into my Mountain Biking. Stripped and rebuilt my bike many a time. Know how that all goes together and works, but i have no experience in road bikes. Especially retro road bikes, where the sizing is different!
The bottom bracket is a Square Taper Shimano UN55 according to the owner... This is good as it means its a fairly universal size. The axel width is 113mm if i remember correctly. Would this be fine if i brought a set of SS cranks or would i have to get shorter?
I've just done an age check, and by going on the Headtube Badge and Top Tube decals, i've dated it to a 1982/3 model....
Thanks for the advice. I just want to get the bike rideable first, so wheels, chain, crankset, freewheel and sprocket will be needed. I will keep both brakes and the original bar tape until i get use to riding , then i will change the tape and remove the levers and either go brakeless or get a flat bar front brake...
Cheers man, i sure will, cant wait to get it built. 2 friends have just brought retro bikes too ( 1 an already converted fixie and the other a road bike which is going to be converted ) so it should be pretty sweet