Originally Posted by reverborama
I really like the one you built, Fender1. I keep meaning to ask you where you got those bottle cages. I've been using Two-Fish ones but I see that you are able to mount a pump with the ones you have. Who makes them?
golftdi: One thing I did not mention in the note about my build was that the Royale has a 126mm spacing in the dropouts and the Nexus is 130. I just spread them 4mm and put the hub in there rather than cold setting it. Several sites (including Sheldon's) state that it's OK to do this. The bike runs in a straight line with no alignment issues. You (or your LBS) could cold set the frame and make it 130mm permanently. Sheldon has a page on his site devoted to this. Also, if you don't have one already, add a 15mm wrench to your on-the-road toolkit so you can change the rear tire in the event of a flat!
Reverborama,
Since my bike has no braze-ons for cages I bought an Italian kit cage attachmnet kit (I forget the name) from Harris Cyclery. They work really well and are a heavy gauge plastic w/stainless steel hardware, no rust. The cages are cheapo $2 cages from airbomb.com. I was going to get a Surlty flask holder cage and flask to replace the seat tube cage for the winter as I don't need it in the cold.
+1 on the rear spacing. I found that Skip Eichert's description,
www.vintagetrek.com, on how to cold set using a piece of all thread and 2 nuts and 2 washers a little less duanting than Sheldon's 2x4 approach. Allowed a little more discretion for the unskilled (Me!)