Originally Posted by
soyabean
Then why even at all?
I'd rather spend my time cycling and improving at cycling instead of the same time put into a dumpster find.
When the opportunity rises, I pinch indoor stored mint condition fully-built vintage bikes, so all I have to do is tune them up new cables chain pads and then it's and ad listing and a fanboy buys it in a few days.
It's so easy. There are just SO MANY bikes for sale.
Just because I own more tools than the average LBS and perhaps have more experience than them, I don't go around building up bikes ground up because, like you, I don't NEED to.
I double checked to make sure I clicked in the right forum. For a lot of us, the building the bike from the ground up is part, in some cases, maybe even most fun.
I take it OP, you’re in Switzerland, based on the links. Quick glance at all of those bikes looks fine. Remember, the rear dropouts on an older late 70’s - 1980’s steel bike will be typically have rear dropouts spaced to 126 as opposed to 130 mm on later bikes designed for 8 speed and later. It might, but not always, present a challenge if you want to put a modern groupset on.
If you’re just riding around town and not bombing down super fast descents or long climbs, I wouldn’t worry about the geometry too much.
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