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    '73 Holdsworth - gear cabling issues

    Ok. Under the bottom bracket it is then Thanks for all the suggestions Cheers Mike
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    '73 Holdsworth - gear cabling issues

    Re: Ah, sorry - I see what you mean now (hopefully). I meant the cable attachment bolt/screw on the front mech rather than the cable stop (it's a Campag NR derailleur). So the inner cable runs down the downtube to the stop, then runs in an outer sleeve as it turns around the seat tube and up...
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    '73 Holdsworth - gear cabling issues

    Good digging, Dirt Disciple. Just to be clear in my head (forgive me - I haven't done any kind of build up before) the cable stop gets used as a guide, with the cable through both holes and then looped back up to the cable stop on the derailleur?
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    '73 Holdsworth - gear cabling issues

    Oh for a crusty old bike shop! Nothing like that around me I'm afraid. Thanks for the help chaps, I now know what to look out for. Maybe not that exact one though - I've bought bikes for less! Cheers
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    '73 Holdsworth - gear cabling issues

    Morning All, I'm finally building up my Holdsworth frame - having spent three months finding the right bits and pieces. Most of it is fitting beautifully, but one issue I can't work out at all: The frame has a brazed-on rear mech cable guide but not one for the front (I guess it was originally...
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    1973 Holdsworth Mistral Stem size - help please!

    Re: Hi Shaun, thanks for the reply. That's what I thought too, but as a recent convert to old road bikes I'm paranoid about buying the wrong sized bits. Thanks for the suggestion too - that's pretty much what I had in mind too. I'll let you know how it goes. Cheers
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    1973 Holdsworth Mistral Stem size - help please!

    Hi All, I've recently bought a lovely (well, i think it's lovely, anyway) Holdsworth Mistral frame and am busily trying to track down all the right bits and pieces to build it up for next year's L.Eroica. The one thing that's thrown me a bit is the stem which was originally a Fiamme...
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