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02-13-21, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bikemig

You're right that a lightweight hybrid is not easy to find. Bridgestone made some but they are not easy to find.

Vintage Reynolds 531 road bikes that are suitable for 650b conversion can be found in Germany, France, the low countries, the UK, and the US of A, right? You might want to spend some time looking at the 650b conversion thread and get some idea of which bikes are suitable for that sort of conversion.

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...nversions.html

Here are some guidelines:

https://www.bikeman.com/bikeman-blog...sion-guidlines

Thanks I'll keep an eye on that thread. I see Bridgestones for sale but mostly the cheaper stuff, my ebay classifieds alert is on haha nothing like a nice Bridgestone Eurasia..

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Originally Posted by cudak888

Part of me wants to say "cut the front triangle off and have gugie replace the whole thing and the fork," but that's a bit over the top and already asking for prohibitive expense.

Still, it would mean that the part of the bike you do like will remain.

Not sure, but a 1970's Raleigh Super Course with the full Gugie treatment might fit the tires you want and have a shorter top tube. Seems like they're the go-to "always-seems-to-work" bike for projects like this.

EDIT: Germany? A Super Course may be accessible for you. Gugie, less so. Any framebuilders in your area?

-Kurt

I'll search for Super Course.. that's a model I've never search for before. Yeah.. that sounds laborious and expensive and in that case I would get a custom made frame, but thank you for pointing that out. https://meerglas.org is right around the corner and I did send him an email, but I think he's not building stuff anymore, or not actively, thus my search for alternatives

He's the only one with the style and details I like. I mean, if I'm going to pay a bucket of money for custom, I might as well go for a builder that does exactly what I like.

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Originally Posted by nlerner

This link to a posting on the iBOB Google group list might give you some leads:

https://groups.google.com/g/internet-bob/c/hL5nHnEmoXc

This is a cool thread! I had forgotten about Ebisu for example.. the cost plus shipping is probably more expensive than anything else including a local framebuilder. Still, lots of cool leads thanks!

If I wasn't picky and just accepted that discs are here to stay and when it rains they make noise all the time my life would be easier

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