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It’s going to have gears because it is going to be my geared commuter. It doesn’t need a massive range, but it’s for the days and rides when I don’t want to ride fixed. So it basically needs my daily 48-16 plus a bit to get up hills plus a bit to stretch out down hill. It has 120mm rear spacing. I think I might be able to squeeze 8 gears off a 10-speed cassette on a 6-7-speed hub on a 90s wheel with a spacer taken out and slightly re-dished. No cold setting needed. I have 10-speed downtube shifters but it looks like the shifter bosses might need modifying to suit. I have a black 10-speed Shimano 105 derailleur which will need stripping back so it doesn’t look out of place, or I’ve also got a silver 90s 6-7-speed Exage derailleur which will also pull across that range as long as it clears the biggest cog. Or might look for something older which has the same SIS pull ratio which will look less out of place.
I think the frame might be for 27x1-1/4”, but I’m going to try 700c probably with mudguards if it all fits. Kind of down to where the brakes reach to and how much clearance there is.
Looks like it!
So it looks like it is actually a Blue Riband then. The fork crown is correct and the lugwork on the frame is consistent with other pics of Blue Ribands. That also means it’s quite a bit earlier than I thought.