Vintage Frame With Modern Components

A mix of modern components on a vintage frame with a vintage drive train.

Vintage frame with modern components. Steel offers a little more flex than your average carbon or aluminium road bike and is less vulnerable to frame damage and failure. These modern reproductions are referred to as retro bikes they may look like a vintage bike but they will be kitted out with modern componentry and won t provide the same level of joy as sharing someone else s piece of history. Many of these bikes are of very high quality but are going unused either because of older technology in the gearing or because their racing style riding position no longer suits the needs of their aging owners.

Trek custom frames and some upper level racing frames were typically measured in cm cc although some drawings show frame sizes in cm and mean center to top. Shimano ultegra 6600 groupset. I love the steel frame and bought it second hand in the 1990s so guess it may be an 80s frame.

The cellars and garages of america hold hundreds of thousands of fine road style bikes from the 1970s and 80s. What do you guys think of this restoration. Jeff paterson noticed in the 1981 catalog that the 25 5 model 610 and 710 are shown with two different a measurements 62 and 63 cm respectively.

Personally if your looking to convert an old steel frame to take modern equipment the frame needs to be at least from the 70s to be a candidate for modernisation. 1989 bianchi quattro in 51 cm. The other option is the factory 5 titan stem which look very strange on it s own but could look fine once it s all fitted on the bike.

Because we all like to rebuild old road bike with modern components there s one small issues which is the modern handlebar with oversized clamp. I have an old falcon steel framed racer which i am considering updating with a modern groupset and wheels to improve the riding pleasure. Large supply of high end vintage and modern parts campagnolo 90 s ano dura ace xt xtr and complete bikes.

8 points 3 hours ago. Although this 1950s frame is very nice it won t suit a conversion to modern components. Personally id go for silver stem bars for proper matchy matchy.