jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
Hi.
I should start by announcing that I know very, very little about bike building or SS conversion...but I'm bitten and fancy a go at building my own.
I've shopped for a while and would just prefer to make something up to my own "design".
So...the first thing I need to do is find myself a frame and to that end, I need to pieces of advice.
1- Where is the best place in the UK to pick them up
2- What type of material/ brand is best.
To let you know that I'm not relying on you lot to do all the work I can say than in answer to point 1, I've trawled Ebay and seen a few that tickle my fancy.
And to point 2, I can say that I am aware I need a roadie type frame, not an MTB. That I need a good long latitudinal drop out not a vertical, that I need to consider a modern continental frame or any european/oriental make so as to avoid dodgy reverse threads and such... and that I need to beware dings and dents. In terms of cosmetic condition, I'm not fussed as I would plan to shock blast, paint and coat the frame before use.
Other than that I have no idea if steel over chomolly/ally is favoured, which brands are "in vogue" etc.
I quite fancy a frame that has intricate joints...are they called butts?.... (I had a reynolds frame tourer as a kid so wouldn't mind revisiting that for sentimentality).
I want to make the bike fit for purpose, and that means a summer commuter that will cover a fair amount of dry miles so perhaps weight isn't the issue and strength is.
any advice?
J
I should start by announcing that I know very, very little about bike building or SS conversion...but I'm bitten and fancy a go at building my own.
I've shopped for a while and would just prefer to make something up to my own "design".
So...the first thing I need to do is find myself a frame and to that end, I need to pieces of advice.
1- Where is the best place in the UK to pick them up
2- What type of material/ brand is best.
To let you know that I'm not relying on you lot to do all the work I can say than in answer to point 1, I've trawled Ebay and seen a few that tickle my fancy.
And to point 2, I can say that I am aware I need a roadie type frame, not an MTB. That I need a good long latitudinal drop out not a vertical, that I need to consider a modern continental frame or any european/oriental make so as to avoid dodgy reverse threads and such... and that I need to beware dings and dents. In terms of cosmetic condition, I'm not fussed as I would plan to shock blast, paint and coat the frame before use.
Other than that I have no idea if steel over chomolly/ally is favoured, which brands are "in vogue" etc.
I quite fancy a frame that has intricate joints...are they called butts?.... (I had a reynolds frame tourer as a kid so wouldn't mind revisiting that for sentimentality).
I want to make the bike fit for purpose, and that means a summer commuter that will cover a fair amount of dry miles so perhaps weight isn't the issue and strength is.
any advice?
J