Paul_L
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- Location
- Shipley, West Yorks
I'm on the look out for a steel frame and fork set to build a bike from. I've got a carbon bike and a couple of alu bikes all of which are off the peg, and i fancy me a winter project where i build myself a bike from scratch. Don't know why but i fancy this with building something using new-ish components on something a bit retro.
I've looked at ebay and the like and steel frames seem to vary from £30 with no bids on them (presumably crap!) to in excess of £300 with lots of bids on them.
Apart from the usual information on damage, rust and straightness and whether it's Reynolds 531 etc. i'm a bit in the dark what to look for.
So, with a budget of say £200 max for a steel frame and forkset what advice do people have. Ideally i'm looking for something late 1980s.
Cheers, Paul.
I've looked at ebay and the like and steel frames seem to vary from £30 with no bids on them (presumably crap!) to in excess of £300 with lots of bids on them.
Apart from the usual information on damage, rust and straightness and whether it's Reynolds 531 etc. i'm a bit in the dark what to look for.
So, with a budget of say £200 max for a steel frame and forkset what advice do people have. Ideally i'm looking for something late 1980s.
Cheers, Paul.