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Anyone got one of these adapters? I've only seen Gipiemme ones, but if there are others, great. It's for the few '80s frames that had top-mount fittings for shifters. I want to use C-Record rather than DA-AX top-mount levers.
I've got a beautiful '80s frameset waiting to be built up. The only one of these adapters I can find is in the US.
Thanks!
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Not sure about the purple Ritchey, but I like this one from the Woods Cyclery.
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Yet another +1 for the excellent @marxist_vulcan
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Photos here of when I had it built up, plus a price bump to get things moving. Threads are nice and ready for a rebuild.
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Too many projects, so gotta let this one go.
Geoffrey Butler 531 track frame and forks, almost certainly '70s, going by the details. It has been resprayed sometime in the distant past.
I've used it as a fixed road for the past year or so. It's a comfortable and predictable ride - they'd nailed track geometry by the '70s. It's just a touch smaller than ideal for me.
Measurements:
Seat tube 56.5 cm c-t (54.5 cm c-c)
Top tube 55.5 cm c-c
Head tube 13.4 cm
Needs 38mm of stack on the headset.Features:
Wraparound seat stays
Rounded stay ends
Round fork blades
Interesting lugs
Drilled for a recessed front brakeIt will take 28mm tyres - comfortably on the front, tight on the back (you'll probably need the wheel a few mm back).
There are a few scrapes to the paint. Nothing out of the ordinary. No dents that I could spot.
The rear bridge has been drilled, but off centre, unfortunately. Doesn't look to have had a rear brake in it since the respray.
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Hi,
I'm doing a strip and deep clean of a lovely early '80s Paganini, with red cromovelato. It's in better condition than many others of that vintage. The chrome has cleaned up nicely.
What's the best way to clean and polish old cromovelato? I'd use paint restorer on a normal frame, but I'm painfully aware of how fragile the finish is. I'm wondering about using a fine cleaning putty instead, then a gentle polish, then finally some layers of carnauba.
Smooth as