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Very nice MG! There's some mighty fine GT action going on here.

They are/were indeed your Forks. To get the headset would've been too much at once, especially after tracking down the stem. I'm sure I would've coped ;) but gotta leave something to do, right.

Is this true?

:O

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Just the chain rings and I can this thing complete:

What model GT is that?

anyone give me a thereabouts figure of how much building something similar to this would cost? (I already own that exact frame). Never built a bike before..

cheers.

Not much, if you find a used yellow wheelset on ebay or something, i doubt you'll be in much competition for them.

£25/35

:)

Please dont put those horrible wheels on it.... :(

£120 for wheels
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPOOPOMP/on-one-120mm-clincher-wheels-(pair)

£60 crankset
http://www.cyclebasket.com/products.php?plid=m9b0s336p2446

£20 BB, £20 stem, £30 bars, £30 seatpost, £30 saddle, £15 chain, £15 sprocket, £30 pedals, £30 tyres'n'tubes, £10 grips.

That Peugeot looks rancid in my opinion. Jus' sayin'.

On a budget, I'd get some quality second hand parts from the classifieds.

i like the pink bar tape...

...not the wheels though.

i like the pink bar tape...

Looks like Cinelli red.

I hope that isn't a 501 frame. Seems a bit of a waste of time spending a lot on a sub-531 Peugeot, I think anyway.

Please dont put those horrible wheels on it.... :(

£120 for wheels
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPOOPOMP/on-one-120mm-clincher-wheels-(pair)

£60 crankset
http://www.cyclebasket.com/products.php?plid=m9b0s336p2446

£20 BB, £20 stem, £30 bars, £30 seatpost, £30 saddle, £15 chain, £15 sprocket, £30 pedals, £30 tyres'n'tubes, £10 grips.

The planet X wheels are awesome for the money - I've probably put 2,000 miles in to mine riding them all year around, sure the nuts are a bit rusty but the wheels are still true as the day I got them. Also they are sealed hubs, handy if you'll be using it all year round.

Please dont put those horrible wheels on it.... :(

£120 for wheels
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPOOPOMP/on-one-120mm-clincher-wheels-(pair)

£60 crankset
http://www.cyclebasket.com/products.php?plid=m9b0s336p2446

£20 BB, £20 stem, £30 bars, £30 seatpost, £30 saddle, £15 chain, £15 sprocket, £30 pedals, £30 tyres'n'tubes, £10 grips.

can do cheeper than that though if on a budget
£120 for wheels
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/WPOOPOMP/on-one-120mm-clincher-wheels-(pair)

£30 crankset
http://www.cyclebasket.com/products.php?plid=m9b0s336p2446

£7 BB, £8 stem, £5 bars, £15 seatpost, £30 saddle, £10 chain, £6 sprocket, £10 pedals, £15 tyres'n'tubes, £5grips
but thats just my opinion

Never built a bike before..

Go to a bike shop then, start from the bottom. Learn to fix a puncture before building a whole bike...

Finally making some progress on my Bianchi beater and need to find the magic gear...

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^ Never converted a vertical dropout bike before. Im assuming its a bit of a gamble as to if you'll get a tension you like. Im pretty picky about chain tension, even with assorted sprockets and a half link. Have you done many?

might as well use the gear hanger and use a chain tensioner....

those bars sette duo's on the bianchi?

it wasn't the pin that broke, one of the side bits sheered off.

No idea how I did this to mine, when sometimes I can't even open jam jars FFS

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The Bianchi is my 1st MG attempt. I've become quite attached to the frame and I'm considering getting dropouts done by Superted but if possible I would like to see how the bike rides. If it feels right I will get the dropouts sorted and and a respray.

I'm considering getting dropouts done by Superted

It look pretty damn good if you did I think

How much does it cost to get them swapped out? I like the fat tubes

not a great deal, i think nuknow got his 26" converted and gussets added for <£100. You could also ask mario vaz's brother, I understand he does it.

I think it will cost £75-80 to get the dropouts sorted. The frame is Columbus Max

I've got a mid 70s Viscount touring bike that I would like to recondition, unfortunately the paint has taken a hammering over the years and I will need to get it re-sprayed. Can anyone recommend a good painter who will be able to match the colour as close as possible to the original?

Just built this up.
19 lbs and carbon free.