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I have just bought a Dave Russell frame from eBay. Upon inspection I noticed the rear of the fork crown where the brake bolt exits has been bored out to 8mm at a depth of 1.3 to 1.4mm. The rest of the brake hole is 6mm, like you would find in a normal nutted brake fitment fork. Would this be OK...

Hi all, I recently purchased a 70s tt frame, something I've always wanted... think Alf Engers style. On arrival I noticed what looked like a crack around the seat lug where the stays connect. I took it to a local frame builder who couldn't tell whether it was the paint or the steel itself. When...

Hi, I am currently building up an Italian framed Harry Hall bike. I have been after a crankset that had enough info to go off that I could easily select a bb/ crank combo. I picked a 600 Arabesque crank. Now from my research I have found that Shimano did a 119mm bb in JIS for italian bottom...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice re a set if forks I have from an Italian made Harry Hall frame. The bike came with a British thread headset, which I'm assume changed the thread pitch slightly. Unfortunately I replaced with another British thread ally headset which got stuck for some reason. I...

Hi, I'm looking for a decent frame from the 70s/ early 80s in the North West. Had some bad luck with frames off ebay so looking for a good honest road bike frame for around £120, ideally 531.

Hi all, is this hole near the rear dropout something to be concerned about? The frame is new to me. Can it be filled or repaired by brazing?

Hi all, I am in the process of building a vintage road bike from the frame up. I just received this from eBay today. I strongly suspect it's a Paramount of Mansfield frame that's been repainted at some point. Campy dropouts, wrap over seat stays, drilled bb and the like. It's also nice and light...