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Good job it's not my photo then!
Saw this on the ctc forum and noticed your comment. Can give you the link if you want to ask questions.

Useful to know. Although if I am going to get a new frame rather than old, mixing and match parts from frame sets is probably only going to drive up costs unreasonably.

Interesting shout, thanks Ed

Definitely doesn't have to be new. I would probably prefer an older frame from purely aesthetic reasons.

But finding an older frame with a 58/59 toptube, 60+ seat tube, eyelets and decent clearance is challenging

Some rad MTB frames on eBay recently, if anyone was looking for a candidate for a drop bar frankenbike setup or summat.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=181829742997&alt=web

rad.

That seatpost is actually longer than the seat tube. Surely this is not good structurally?

So sick!

who gives a fuck .. its a war on tumblr

You need vertical compliantzing on those pave.
And stiff cranks.

Great if you're 130lbs, bad if you're 130kg.

That seatpost isn't called a BBB skyscraper for nothing.

It'll be an Arse Scraper if you end up arse over tit off the back because your trusty Diamondback has been treated like a set of scales at Weight Watchers though...

Hi,
Does anyone have any info about this porteur,when I google the name I get a car/scooter dealer in Versailles ?
650b wheels,torpedo coaster.
I'm thinking 70's/80's?
Cheers

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Is that an old diamond back topanga?

Don't know what is but throw away the sails and I would ride it

Lovely, but if I'm being a pedant:

Why have the gear lever on the left of the bar? Rear gears always shift with right hand.. Looks odd.

That rear rim (Mavic 721) has no braking surface. Its a DH rim so will be overbuilt but even so the braking will be shocking (but then it is a 'mullet' with a rear canti so its already pretty much 95% front wheel stopping power only anyway).

Different coloured brake cables (upper part of rear brake cable is black, rear part and front brake cable are pink - all pink would look good). All (gear and brake) matching only.

Ah, found it. Turns out they're good cantis (Suntour SE). But even so they'll not stop that wheel well without a braking surface.

http://www.pedalroom.com/bike/diamondback-response-monster-machine-24883

Looks better in the other pics.

Nope.
DB Response.

Mavic 721

Surface big enough for rims brakes, still can be used with brake, abet squeal for the next couple weeks.

Depends if they've built the wall up enough.
Plus they'd not just squeal they'd barely work.
Do you not remember the Mongoose single speeds where they painted the rims? No braking until the paint melted or chipped off. It killed brake pads and didn't really stop the bike.

I don't think that had a drop tube like that

I'll bet much earlier than that.
Found a reference to a M. Jacquot here:http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/pbp/stories/brestward-ho/before-the-start.html#anchor692118
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But this discussion seems to be about your man:http://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage/622127-i-think-my-peugeot-might-french-2.html