icepick_trotsky 

Hi all,

It's been awhile since I've been active on this forum. Hope your rides have been great! I've been riding modern-er frames mostly, but I have the itch for a C&V project. I am looking casually for the right frameset. Needs:

- 53-54 cm ETT
- Sports Tourer. The more rack/fender eyelets the better. Threaded please.
- Nice tubing. I know that's not always easy in this non-racing category
- Big tire clearance. Something built for 27" would be nice. I plan to run 700x35c tires without fenders.
- Caliper brakes. Not interested in cantilevers for this at the moment.

Looking for a mid-eighties bike, probably. I plan to run 130mm ten-speed wheels, so anything older than that may be difficult to cold set.

Candidates include Specialized Sequoia, Trek 710, others? Open to more exotic stuff, too. Mercian, etc. Not in a hurry, so I can wait for the right one.

marius.suiram 

Close, but nothing in 53...54 cm
Univega Gran Touring -.52 cm
Trek 610 - 58 cm
Miyata 1000 - 57 cm
Good luck with your search.

Catnap 

Price: $800 plus shipping
Size: 53cm square
Lots of high-res photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmXbG7wP
You can read more about this bike on my blog here: https://djcatnap.com/bridgestone-eur...rtif-part-one/ & https://djcatnap.com/bridgestone-eur...rtif-part-two/

This is a Bridgestone Eurasia ES-1 bicycle from the early 1980s that has been completely restored. The Eurasia was only available in Japan, and was designed as a sport touring / gravel bike. It is made from 4130 chromoly steel and has 700c wheels with clearance for wide tires. It’s not a lightweight frame, but the materials and frame geometry yield a plush, stable ride that keeps you comfortable across many hours and miles in the saddle. The ES-1 supports multiple rack configurations via attachment points on the fork and drop-outs. Perhaps the most distinctive feature is the direct-mount center-pull brake calipers. They provide vastly better braking power and response than typical bolt-on styles. It is also factory-drilled for internal wiring in case you want to add a rim or hub generator and lights. Today, these kinds of features are very rare outside of hand-made custom bikes. I imported this one from Japan and completed restored it. I started with a fresh powder coat of gloss blue and built it with the following components, many of which are original to the bicycle:

- Chrome Bridgestone headset
- Sugino Maxy crank set: 52/44 teeth, 165mm
- Sugino bottom bracket
- New-old-stock Dia-Compe 610 brake set (brand new calipers, brake levers, cables, pads and hoods)
- Dia-Compe 90mm stem with copper bell
- NITTO handlebars with shellacked cork tape & Rivendell-style twine finish.
- Front rack with removeable LED flashlight
- Suntour VX rear derailleur, front derailleur, and shifters
- Suntour 5-speed freewheel & new chain & new shifter cables
- MKS AR-1 pedal set with toe clips & straps
- Original Araya 700c wheelset with Shimano hubs & Suntour QR skewers.
- New 700x28c Michelin Dynamic classic skin wall tires, new inner tubes
- SR Custom-P3 seat post
- Brooks Professional saddle with copper rivets
- Velo Orange aluminum fenders with hammered finish

noobinsf 

There is this recent listing as well. I just bought a couple of chainrings from the seller, and it was an easy transaction:

https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...-ta-rings.html

benotto biker 

How about 80s Holdsworth Mistral Road bike .
22 inches Center of crank to top of seat tube.
Reynolds 531,barend shifters,everything you see except Wheelset.
Fits 27 inch wheels. I should have the seat post.
345.00 ,free shipping

icepick_trotsky 

Great bikes so far, but not quite what I'm looking for.

Catnap , that BStone is spaced at 120mm I'm assuming, right? Have you ever coldset that spacing to 130mm? I've never tried it but it makes me a bit nervous.

randyjawa 

I am willing to sell the complete bike or the frame/fork set only. The frame seat tube, c-c, is 54cm as is the top tube. The bike features Columbus tubing, Campagnolo drops and a Campagnolo Nouvo Record group set...

Catnap 

It's spaced at 126mm. I have cold set many vintage frames to 130mm, it's easy to do. If you have a shop do it, maybe $40. 4mm is miniscule and steel is elastic.

shoota 

Looks like you found it in that Eisentraut on PL.

Dfrost 

I had my ‘79 Miyata rear cold set from 120 to 130mm by Elliot Bay In Seattle decades ago. They knew (they closed several years ago) steel and old bikes. I’ve been using it extensively, before and after. Very worthwhile change!
@gugie could surely “talk” you through it if you wanted to do it yourself.