Originally Posted by vjp
I have two framesets that I have posted about previously for "retro-racer" projects, one of them is a 1987 Reynolds 531c Proctor/Townsend that I got NOS. It came with a fork from the same model but from a much larger frame and so I have the choice to have the threads cut down lower and then cut the steerer to length and use a threaded headset. Or, I could cut off the threads and run it threadless ala current Richard Sachs.The components are going to be a combination of new and vintage Campagnolo (mainly).
What say ye?
vjp
With an '87 you can get way with threadless and still not look "too" much like you're going outside the bounds.
BTW, if this is you Vic - My Bailey is heading for Campbell River tomorrow to be repainted and outfitted with S&S couplers.
A rebirth for the old girl.