Originally Posted by
nuhtowel
A raleigh that old most likely has weird bottom bracket threading, so you will need a threadless bottom bracket (like
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.p...-brackets.html). I had one of those frames at one point, it was really heavy and I ended up just giving it away to avoid a headache.
How do the threadless bb perform?
Those Kilo's are nice looking bikes, and reasonably priced but I'm looking for a budget type of build. Something that I can paint myself, take apart, and put back together. How much heavier do you think this frame is going to be than something like a Kilo?
I may not end up with this bike this is the type of older frame I'm looking for, what are some other good candidates for these builds?
Thanks again for all the help