http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: self build - Recent Topics en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:36:40 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4598#post-48849 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:41:42 +0000 DaveC 48849@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've just been looking at ebay at old school Reynolds frames (n bikes). Can I aasume anything over 20 yrs old will be 125mm at the read instead of 130mm? For those who have refurbished a bike with the rear opening 125mm, what did you do for wheels.</p> <p>I'm thinking of getting a resonable quality frame, on the cheep(ish) having it resprayed, then using it as a hobby rebuild over next years spring, with new components.</p> <p>There is a shop in Toll Cross which appears to have S/H bikes. Anyone been in there? Any advice for what to get to start from. There appears to be a few Raleigh and Peugeot bikes from mid 90s on Ebay. I thought about building a geared bike rather than a fixy/single speed, replacing the frame gear shifters with STI, and some sort of midrange drivechain gearing, Tiagra/105. Perhaps even get a Shimano Dynamo hub and wheels built so I can ride it next winter.</p> <p>Cheers,</p> <p>Dave C </p>