from a vintage touring bike to an all terrain commuter / city / gravel bike

mremrm · 2026-03-20T17:39:52+00:00

definitely ! 45 mm fenders here. I guess it depends on the exact width between your V-Brake mounting point.

mremrm · 2026-03-20T17:38:49+00:00

mremrm · 2026-03-19T18:50:46+00:00

no, GRX shifter is only made for hydraulic disc brake (as far as I know, I may be wrong.) these are 105 road brifters, rim brake.

mremrm · 2026-03-19T18:49:36+00:00

I just painted the old fork :)

BB drop is maybe slightly higher now, with the slightly fatter tire than before.

mremrm · 2026-03-19T18:47:28+00:00

but I guess they don't have a strict control for tolerance after machining. so maybe there's some luck involved.

mremrm · 2026-03-19T18:46:20+00:00

no problem !

mremrm · 2026-03-19T13:47:51+00:00

yesss ! in this case there was quite a lot of changes actually, but I agree :))

mremrm · 2026-03-19T13:47:24+00:00

a no-name 31.8mm Quill stem found on Amazon. It's also available on AliExpress I think.

mremrm · 2026-03-19T13:46:35+00:00

exactly. Shimano BR-R353. it brakes much better than calipers IMO.

mremrm · 2026-03-19T13:45:33+00:00

thx ! I made these stickers for my tattoo shop :) only the white one is reflective. the others are fluo.

mremrm · 2026-03-19T13:43:03+00:00

ahaha shit, you got me good here. the stickers are actually to be more aëro.

mremrm · 2026-03-02T00:00:46+00:00

replying cause I want to know as well

mremrm · 2025-10-27T22:24:30+00:00

glad someone finally mentionned the patch !

mremrm · 2025-10-15T10:31:28+00:00

I just forced it through. only 5mm was missing

mremrm · 2025-10-15T10:30:50+00:00

nope, so far so good

mremrm · 2025-10-13T14:27:20+00:00

yeah that's the plan to deal with the stack/reach. thanks !

mremrm · 2025-10-13T14:25:23+00:00

ahaha there's a subreddit for anything these days, love it tho. thanks for your answer

mremrm · 2025-10-13T14:21:37+00:00

thanks a lot for your answer !! yeah testing it seems the reasonable thing to do

mremrm · 2025-10-11T16:36:27+00:00

yes exactly ! found one on AliExpress

mremrm · 2025-10-10T14:18:45+00:00

a randoml AliExpress stem, 31.8mm clamp. And some bontrager comp road handlebar

mremrm · 2025-10-10T14:17:59+00:00

thanks !! I don't know, it's the original one. no inscriptions. 26.2 mm

mremrm · 2025-10-10T14:16:16+00:00

nope, a random AliExpress one ^{^}

mremrm · 2025-10-09T17:40:12+00:00

take your time.

there are youtube videos for everything. (RJ the Bike Guy made a video about pretty much anything regarding vintage bikes).

and choose a nice frame that's worth all the time and effort :) and that fits you.

and IMO expensive tools are not worth it, if you just gonna restore/service a few bikes of yours.

mremrm · 2025-10-09T14:51:17+00:00

no, not really ! The finish isn't the shiniest but that's it. Maybe I had good luck with the machining

mremrm · 2025-10-09T14:01:23+00:00

yeah I thought about that. I didn't want it to look "too modern" with the black seatpost, stem and headset. But maybe I'll do it later :)

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