Need Help: Looking for Garmin Gravel Worlds Vintage bike/frame
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Need Help: Looking for Garmin Gravel Worlds Vintage bike/frame
Looking for a pre-1988 road bike/ frame. 61-4 cm with a short top tube and clearance for 35-38mm tires. Not looking for a project, just a solid frame with nicer tubing. Going to be racing the vintage category at Garmin Gravel Worlds. Any help/rcs would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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This will be a fun thread.
Found this info about the vintage category:
Found this info about the vintage category:
- Vintage bicycles: steel frame produced prior to 1988. Down tube or bar-con shifters. Non-aero brake levers, with exposed brake housing. Traditional pedals w/ toe clips and straps. Tubed Tires.
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So I have an assortment of suntour parts and a biopace crankset, all mostly mountain bike gearing. Using shimano 600 brakes because they have a lot of clearance, but could go canti if need be. I have 32 h vintage wheels with 105 hubs and campy rims.
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...this describes just about every bicycle I own. I wonder why they're down on internal cable routing, which was going strong way prior to '88 ?
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Rules is rules.
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Here is a start. Some one knows if there is room for 35s. I’ve never had one.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/b...684303729.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/b...684303729.html
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Looking for a pre-1988 road bike/ frame. 61-4 cm with a short top tube and clearance for 35-38mm tires. Not looking for a project, just a solid frame with nicer tubing. Going to be racing the vintage category at Garmin Gravel Worlds. Any help/rcs would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Many (if not most) road bikes from the 70s that came stock with center pull brakes will likely fit a 35c and may well fit a 38c. Of all the vintage bikes I've owned, a 70s Motobecane Grand Record or a 70s Raleigh Gran Sport or Competition have considerable clearance will easily take a 35c tire, perhaps a bit wider. The downside with the Gran Sport and Competition is that they do not come with standard drop outs but that can be dealt with. The Motobecane GR has campy drop outs but you will have to deal with a french threaded BB and headset (there are ways to deal with the non-standard stem).
The OP is in the Chicago area so there will be a lot of potential inventory.
Also if you pay to join BF (I think it's $10 a year), you can post a WTB in the C&V for sale forum. There are a lot of posters from the Chicago area and someone might be able to help you out. I'm in Iowa and I do have one bike that is the right size (a top end Trek) but I'm skeptical about sufficient tire clearance. You will want to focus on tire clearance.
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Here is a start. Some one knows if there is room for 35s. I’ve never had one.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/b...684303729.html
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/b...684303729.html
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If the size works, this Fuji S12S is a good choice (double butted main triangle). A lot of posters have used these bikes to do a 650b conversion which will let you run a fat tire:
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...d-3b38059af79d
Also this 70s PX 10 frame, fork, HS is for sale on the C&V for sale forum:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...rk-24-5-a.html
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...d-3b38059af79d
Also this 70s PX 10 frame, fork, HS is for sale on the C&V for sale forum:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...rk-24-5-a.html
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I think the 11.8 came stock with 32mm (1 1/4”) tires on 27” wheels. So I assume putting 700c wheels on it will give plenty of room for 35s.
found this with 35s so you should be good.
https://store.bicycleczar.com/62cm-S...p/01230157.htm
found this with 35s so you should be good.
https://store.bicycleczar.com/62cm-S...p/01230157.htm
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Bring a wheelset to check clearances. I think that Schwinn frame in particular has less clearance than some of the other frames of the era. I've got a larger one, just the frame, but probably can't check it till next week.
P.S. I was going to say buy it for the 110 BCD Sugino Maxy crankset, but it's all ready been replaced with a less useful crankset.
P.S. I was going to say buy it for the 110 BCD Sugino Maxy crankset, but it's all ready been replaced with a less useful crankset.
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Looking for a pre-1988 road bike/ frame. 61-4 cm with a short top tube and clearance for 35-38mm tires. Not looking for a project, just a solid frame with nicer tubing. Going to be racing the vintage category at Garmin Gravel Worlds. Any help/rcs would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
It is likely one size too small (it looks to be a 23 inch/58 cm frame) but the top tube is likely right for your needs (you want a shortish top tube, right?). A MTB seatpost takes care of the saddle height and a Nitto technomic takes care of the stem height (or you could do a threadless adaptor for a quill stem).
Here's a thread on a 650b conversion on a Fuji S12s:
https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...e-i-think.html
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What combination of top tube length and stem length were you thinking that would fit your needs?
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I have about a dozen or so vintage racing bikes . The best one I have for tire clearance and gravel riding is my 1973 Mondia Special. I have it set up for road right now , but for 6-7 years I had 27” x 1 1/4” tires on it that actually measured 1.39” when inflated. These bikes came with 700c so I had to install the rear wheel prior to inflating the tire but once installed had enough room easily . The bike is full Reynolds 531 and nice geometry for handling some off road riding. Mine came to me with original group , Campagnolo NR including bar end shifters , and Mafac Racer center pull brakes. I am running 700c x 25 for road use on Gentleman Super Champion wheels and HF hubs , a truly all purpose bike.
27” wheel set up
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27” wheel set up
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I'd suggest a raleigh international
plenty of clearance, good enough handling and there are many of them out there
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plenty of clearance, good enough handling and there are many of them out there
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I own 2 vintage bikes that can easily take 700 x 35c tires: a '73 Motobecane Grand Record and an early 70s Raleigh Gran Sport. Both came stock with center pull brakes, lots of clearance, and 27 inch wheels. Both bikes currently have 700 x 35c tires.
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Here's a Moto Grand Record that's a distance away, but appears to be in excellent shape. These ride beautifully too.
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/h...683996365.html
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/h...683996365.html
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I have about a dozen or so vintage racing bikes . The best one I have for tire clearance and gravel riding is my 1973 Mondia Special. I have it set up for road right now , but for 6-7 years I had 27” x 1 1/4” tires on it that actually measured 1.39” when inflated. These bikes came with 700c so I had to install the rear wheel prior to inflating the tire but once installed had enough room easily . The bike is full Reynolds 531 and nice geometry for handling some off road riding. Mine came to me with original group , Campagnolo NR including bar end shifters , and Mafac Racer center pull brakes. I am running 700c x 25 for road use on Gentleman Super Champion wheels and HF hubs , a truly all purpose bike.
...I have one of those Mondia Special's here, and it goes like a scalded cat. But they rarely appear for sale here on the local CL. The Special has longer chain stays and a longer wheelbase than the Mondia Super regular model. AS does the Raleigh INternational and some of the other suggestions. I get the impression that this bike/frame needs to be on the bargain side, pricewise. But if my requirements we for something that would take wider tires and do OK on gravel, it would be something like those...longer wheelbase and more space between the rear wheel and the seat tube.
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Did you need to file the brakes on either bike?
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Here's a Moto Grand Record that's a distance away, but appears to be in excellent shape. These ride beautifully too.
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/h...683996365.html
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/h...683996365.html
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I'd keep the 70's Raleigh Super Course in mind too. No shortage of those bikes around and can often be had very cheaply. Clearances tightened up in the late 70's. All models prior should fit 35's with no problem.
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