• The Internet. Enabling you to find rare stuff since forever!
    My wanted ad on Retrobike last week has netted be this beauty. Far from perfect but certainly rare and useable and at an amazing price. Aiming to get the bike in a slightly more period correct guise for Eroica this year.
    Need a new BB axle as the one I have is too long and is throwing the chain line off slightly. It's also not 100% straight :)
    Any suggestions on correct length?

  • if you get flooded with more of those headsets, I know another person who is after one for his Blue Riband build.

    Just taken mine out. Not going to be much use as to the correct size. It is 138.9mm!

    no chance of it ever hitting the chain stays.

  • Try reversing the axle. If that works, either leave as is (no one will notice the LH crank is a few mm out) or take time to look for an axle with that spacing on the drive side. Remember to measure before you install as it will be too late when it is assembeld!!

  • Bottom bracket length: Classic Lightweights has a page Bottom bracket lengths
    just been using it and it appears that I will probably need 122mm for the single chainring, no rear derailleur.

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