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Are the bars for a quill stem or faceplate style stem?

Hi,
If you're willing to split(and post), I'd be interested in the shifters
front and rear ultegra stuff.

How long are the ultegra triple cranks please?

62 cms centre to top?

Lovely build Mr Crow. Might I enquire as to how much your packrat weighs unladen? A few years ago I ran a cross check which I could never quite work out if I loved or hated. I think it was the long and low geometry which I found unsuitable. How might your Packrat compare?

Very handsome frame Mr Jambon. I'm not familiar with the Hudson make.
Do you know much about them?
looking forward to your build.

Handsome looking frame here. What is it? An older Raleigh?

i once had this problem on an older frame. I purchased from spa cycles a
pair of 'big dog' calipers. I think the drop was 73mm. Dual pivot too. certainly, they worked better than weinemann. I wish I could tell you how well they performed long term but some lowlife nicked the bike!
Good luck with the build.

My auntie used to live round the corner from the shop in Balby, Doncaster.
The highlight of the week was a visit and browse around the shop as I remember it was on two floors. I bought my first simplex derailleur from there after saving my pocket money. Happy memories from 50 years ago.

I like your approach of building to a budget and sticking to it. Anyone can throw money at a project. I ran a crosscheck for about 4 years and i could never make up my mind whether I hated or loved it! Hated it when pushing a 26lb bike up the hills, loved it when I took it on a towpath or off road when it zipped along and was so comfortable. I still can't decide. I look forward to your verdict when built up and fettled. Good look with the build.

Yes, do tell. How many bikes and frames do you possess?

You always, always have room for another bike!

Was it easy to fit the deda piega bars into the quill stem?
I tried once and didn't manage it - too scared of multiple scratchings!

Also consider 46/36. I run this set up on one of my bikes. It's easy to move between chainrings. I ride mainly on my own these days - I'm getting too slow for faster club rides. I like to keep the gears spinning and not get too fatigued trying to push 50/52 chainrings.

Gel saddle all the way and fatter tyres. Guys, look after the crown jewels.

lovely looking frame you've acquired. Are you tempted by a modern groupset?

Hi,
I have used Shimano D/T levers in friction mode in the past widely.
Specifically, a pair of ultegra 6 speed index which I used on a 9 speed cassette.
It all worked perfectly well. I like this setup for touring as there is nothing to sort out - any problems are usually cable related and therefore easily replaceable.
So you if your a bit brassic just look for an older pair of shifters.

Did you really find the frame in a skip? It's like winning the lottery!
In all my years of walking past skips, I've never ever seen anything bicycle related. I must venture into more affluent areas.

Is it me, or does the All City above look like a Peugeot frame from the 70/80s?

Is there any reason why I shouldn't run a Cannondale Synapse as a winter/light touring rig. I already have a CAAD 12 which is a lovely summer runaround.
It's just all the previous conversations about BB30s and creaking brackets has
me peturbed. i have no worries on the summer bike but winter up here in Yorkshire can be really damp.

sizing measurements?

Hi John,
What width are the bars end to end?
I'm interested in bar/stem combo.
Ta

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I am, by turns, both disappointed and relieved that the yellow Gazelle is too small. The butterfly bridge is gorgeous - how about a rear end shot? Lovely frames - these need to go to a deserving home.

I really enjoyed your restoration and subsequent rides on your Rotrax quiet mike. You demonstrate that these frames fashioned by craftsmen are truly frames for life. Your level of enjoyment and sense of achievement must be off the scale.
I look forward to more of your projects.