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Old 07-18-16 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by hairnet
What did you do with the original parts? That Stronglight crank is great, why not give it a polishing and use it?
Indeed. And the frame looks like a PX-10, which would be Reynolds 531 butted tubing; one of the nicest affordable race frames made. More than a couple TdFs were raced on PX-10s.

The one downside would be metric thread in the bottom bracket and steer tube, which means a little more work sourcing replacements, should that be needed. The original Stronglight bottom bracket and headset were good quality, so there's no reason to replace them unless they're irredeemably worn or damaged.
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