Originally Posted by
Geo_08
I am rather unhappy with the "expert" I bought it from, he was helping me transfer my 8 speed groupo to the frame sans wheels, and never once mentioned the spacing wouldn't work for my HG shimano 600 group. He also essentially knew nothing about the bike. Does your tourer have vert drop outs? This frame is awfully compact to be a touring frame I thought. I will post pictures in a moment.
My tourer has vertical drops. Mind you, the Stage wasn't the only model made during this period, so it shouldn't be out of the question to find a 120mm-spaced frame with road geometry either. Forgive me if I cannot remember the model names; I haven't quite immersed myself in these frames yet - haven't finished my own frame to begin with:
Granted, not many people expect to find aluminum frames with 120mm spacing; neither is it that common to consider an oversized aluminum-tube frame as a piece from the '70s.
-Kurt