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So, I have acquired a bargain from the esteemed Hilly Ben ( Esteemed, because he threw in a free half pint with the frame, despite me sneaking off having paid him short - no idea what the rest of you think of him ;-p )
This is hillys old 80's Concorde columbus steel frame, hurrah. 126mm rear spacing, saucy little thing that it is. I feel a new winter commuter coming on.
I now need to consider how to build it up spending something within the realm of sanity for a winter commute, while not ruining the bike - it'll be on an old set of Mavic open pros, tiagra front brake and a brooks saddle, but other than that, its going to be a hunt and build.
1 inch threaded Stem & Bars, I might splurge a little and see if I can find a sale nitto noodle & stem.
I hope to use my existing (late 90s) Shimano 9 speed Tiagra cranks (double ring, square taper), but need to consider hub and BB that will give me a decent chainline without breaking the bank. Horizontal dropouts. BB is italian threaded, any suggestions?
I figured a Shimano UN55 with 113mm spindle - Sheldon thinks 110 will give me a 41mm chainline on the inside of the spider, so 113 will give me 42.5 - which should be nice and in line for common 120mm hubs on the rear, right?
/noob building first fixed ;-p
edit: What? I can measure a tube. Honest!