Originally Posted by
nick_a
IMHO, what you're getting into is rad and I bet your friend is stoked. I also love tinkering with bike stuff, and definitely see the value in the work, and the learning experience. It seems like this frame will be a good first endeavor - best of luck! Looking forward to the vid.
ETA - I just realigned and spread a vintage steel frame from 126 to 130mm using Sheldon Brown's String Method and threaded rods. I humbly recommend looking up his articles before purchasing specialized tools.
Thanks very much. Having looked at the frame size again, I'm now hoping I might not need to alter the rear triangle at all. Fingers crossed that's one less griefy job then!
I'm starting the build tomorrow, so will hopefully have it done in a few days and then have the video edited in a couple of weeks.
If you're interested, I made a video of the last conversion I did, changing a flat bar hybrid in to a gravel bike. Here's the link if you're interested in watching that one:
