Originally Posted by
VRJAKE
Ya, recommend doing this. Gugie will be able to test fit or measure to figure out the kit needed. Need to confirm BB threading in the very low chance it's 753 with a French threaded BB shell. And is 26.8 the right size pillar? Probably but worth checking.
Due to the down tube decal, may be an earlier one, but good to connect with Jim Merz, he lost some early build sheets, but if he doesn't have access to it, he often remembers the customer, promising that he will as how many 65cm frames did he build?
I had seen elsewhere that he doesn't have the build sheet for this one, but I agree: how many frames this size did he build this early? Hopefully he remembers a little about it.
Haven't checked the BB threading yet. 26.8 fits great (just barely slides down with gravity with the bolt open), but I don't have a 27.0 to check.
Boy would I love to discover this was 753. Is that likely? I'm assuming it's 531 or SP at this point. Not sure how much Jim mixed and matched, but no tubing sticker (or traces of one) might indicate a "maker's blend."