Old 02-19-18 | 12:18 AM
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Bikes: It's complicated.

Good day to save some frames, and a realization

Snowed today in Portland. Didn't stick, but no use getting outside to ride when [MENTION=111144]Andy_K[/MENTION] wants to drag me out tomorrow in chilly sunlight.

So, time to do some long needed frame saving.

First, A 3 legged Raleigh International. Really good chrome, everything is fantastic for a vintage frame, but one of the fork dropouts is missing. Luckily I have a Campy one from another build (from a [MENTION=45088]nlerner[/MENTION]'s repair job), so it was used.

The frame. Looks good, right?



Look closer:



Fix is in:



Andy will deal with the rechroming, it was part of a 3-way trade. I think I get the draft rights to a future vintage pick in 2020, but it depends on a some complicated formula that Andy has figured out.

The next one is interesting. Some idjit fixie hipster hacked off the derailleur hanger for what I thought was a beautiful Atala:



This is a fairly easy fix. I used a donor derailleur hanger, filed both sides flat, jigged it up. cleaned, fluxed, and brazed:



But wait a minute. The seatpost size is odd:



Fishmout stay ends on an Itie bike?



Quick check:



Uh, think we've got a STELLA here, not an ATALA!



Doh!
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