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3c70
The frame doesn't have any special value to me, except for the €50 euros I paid for it. I bought it because it was cheap and I wanted to build a race bike to be able to ride with friends. I love working with my hands so decided to try to build one myself. (Also there are some bikes on this forum that look absolutely amazing, very inspiring)
I've had old steel bikes in the past but they were too big for me. My goal is to build something that looks decent and was reasonably cheap. I guess I could indeed just use a steel fork (with a quill stem or ahead stem + 1 to 1 1/8 inch spacer). Luckily I'm not that tall (frame size 52 fits me), an old steel fork from a bigger size bike will probably have a headtube that is long enough to fit an ahead stem on my smaller bike. The stem would be mounted on the threads indeed but since I can't really find a 25.4mm headtube clamp stem, there would be a spacer between the threaded headtube and stem anyway. I think looking for an old steel fork would probably be my cheapest option. If I end up not liking it I could still buy another fork such as the Columbus one (I can't find any in stock at the moment anyway :') )
Thanks for your comments @Lolo @WimVDD