[Classicrendezvous] seeking a frame for a semi-heretical purpose ...

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From: "Russ Fitzgerald" <rfitzger@emeraldis.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 22:49:05 -0400
Subject: [Classicrendezvous] seeking a frame for a semi-heretical purpose ...

It's time for me to do the list's equivalent of bottom-trawling at a velo-swap. I'm wondering if any of our dear list members have what I'm seeking. I know, it's the antithesis of loving restoration ... the ideal, of course, is if one of you has this left over after buying it for its parts ;>)

I find I desire a fixed-gear again, and I have most of the parts needed for such - but alas, I just don't have the right FRAME. And other bike projects have pretty much swallowed my budget for a while to come. Still, there is hope.

The ideal would be some cool, unspeakably cosmetically-challenged Mercian with stamped dropouts, say, or a scarred, not-worth-restoring-but-too-good-to-scrap Falcon ... you get the picture. That old frameset you stuck behind the hot water heater, say, or that is hanging at the back of the garage. The one you got just so you could have a spare Campy NR rear derailleur, or couldn't resist the drilled-out shifter levers. Maybe even the one you bought 'cause you felt sorry for it, but have no idea of what to do with next. Maybe it's even one of those funky, oxydized-looking purple Mercians ...

Something around the 57-60cm variety with a moderately high BB and no shifter braze-ons would fill the bill. English threaded is preferred, as the bits I have will work best with that. Brake reach and wheelbase aren't all that big a deal to me - either touring or sporty frames will fit the bill here. I have assorted bits I can trade, or if the price is right I'll purchase it - but cheap is very, very good!

Thanks!
Russ Fitzgerald
Greenwood SC
rfitzger@emeraldis.com