Originally Posted by
windup capybara
i wish i could answer. i'm curious to know from other people how to pick a good frame to convert. i figured anything with the right drops, appropriate size, and no visible flaws would work, but a couple more knowledgeable friends of mine have told me "not worth it" to bikes i thought about converting.
A lot of it depends on compatibility with modern parts (normal seatpost, bar, headset sizes, no french / swiss threading , no cottered cranks, no 27" wheels) and frame quality (as much as people here go nuts over lugged steel, there's a lot of horrible straight gauge lugged frames that weigh over ten pounds and have slack, sluggish geometry, even if the paint's still good.).