Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I believe the pickings for French-threaded parts are better on your side of the pond than on ours. I even bought some off ebay in France once or twice.
Your frame should take normal reach brakes. Put 700c wheels in and measure the distance from the brake bolt hole to the middle of the rim.
Have your local bike shop install the headset and bottom bracket. Do the rest of the work yourself.