British Eagle 80's Dadwagon

ectoplasmosis · Aug 4, 2020

Been building up this 80's British Eagle 531ATB frame I picked up for cheap.

Not the most prestigious of framesets, but hand-built in UK, lugged 531ATB will do for me.

Started out as a beater shopper/dadwagon build but I got a bit carried away during lockdown... Got a Kona P2 fork fork still to fit after I have the steerer extended.

CassidyAce · Aug 4, 2020

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That is excellent work! Looks great and you've got some quality parts on there.

Great first post, too.

mynchiboy · Aug 4, 2020

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Blimey, wasn't expecting that! The pictures took a little while to upload on my desktop, so it was a bit of a surprise.

Cracking build and shows what can be done with a quality old frame, modern parts and some inspiration. Happy dadding around with it

EDIT - the fork looks great as is, by the way - wouldn't bother with the P2 myself..

KermitGKona88 · Aug 4, 2020

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mynchiboy":jym5u8u6 said:
Blimey, wasn't expecting that! The pictures took a little while to upload on my desktop, so it was a bit of a surprise.

Cracking build and shows what can be done with a quality old frame, modern parts and some inspiration. Happy dadding around with it

EDIT - the fork looks great as is, by the way - wouldn't bother with the P2 myself..

Everything Mynchiboy said + I do have to agree you 'DID' get carried away ( How much :facepalm: ) :shock:

retrobikeguy · Aug 4, 2020

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Umpf ...... thats looks really cool

ectoplasmosis · Aug 4, 2020

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Thanks for the comments!

It did spiral a bit in terms of aspiration and cost, but the only bits bought new were the bars, seatpost, brakes, tyres and chain, the frame I got for naff-all, and it was quite a therapeutic lockdown project... Cheaper than a shrink.

mynchiboy":8alquqcn said:
the fork looks great as is, by the way - wouldn't bother with the P2 myself..

The current forks aren’t original to the frame and are 420mm axle-to-crown. I got hold of a mint Kona P2 fork in 1” and the correct 400mm A-to-C and am having the steerer extended to be run threadless.

xxnick1975 · Aug 5, 2020

Love it. What’s the drive train set up - 11 speed? Rear cassette sprockets look huge!

ectoplasmosis · Aug 5, 2020

xxnick1975":7xyux9t2 said:
Love it. What’s the drive train set up - 11 speed? Rear cassette sprockets look huge!

10-speed 11-42 Sunrace cassette, 10-speed Shimano XT shifter, 11-speed clutched XT mech as it deals with the 42T cog better than the older 10-speed and the cable pull is the same.

Single narrow-wide chainring up front.

ectoplasmosis · Aug 7, 2020

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Just got the Kona P2 fork back from framebuilder with TIG-welded steerer extension...

Imlach · Aug 7, 2020

Looks great, love the bars. I think the p2 will look nice on there, but I also love p2 forks so I may be biased. Never tried having a steerer extended, any negatives to doing that? Especially if you're 300 pounds like I am?

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