help with my first ss bike

i have a old school gt palomar which came from japan. cromo all the way even the fork. i just need suggestions for my set up here are some pics.
what i have in mind is weight weenie wheelset. decent components and SS converter for the meantime while i save up for the SRAM drive train.
my fork is threaded that's my problem. is there a converter so i can use a threadless stem? help please thanks


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Bro patingin nun drop out...


Yung fork ba nya is 1 1/8 na threaded or 1 inch lang? meron ako sa bahay 1 1/8 quill adaptor para magamitan mo ng threadless stem yan (pero gagamit ka pa din ng threaded headset)

Ganito itsura
Bigay ko na lang sayo, pero sure ako 1 1/8 yang fork mo so sakto.

hope it's 1 1/8 do you plan to use the rigid fork?

@ryanusuke sir il take a picture later and post it hehehe its the normal dropout sayang nga hindi pang ss eh heheh its 1 1/8 nga kasha yung lumang suspension fork ko eh.may nabibili pa ba na threaded na headset?
Sa mga local bikeshops siguro may mga theraded na headset heheh yung maganda na rin sana quality heheh
@sup yes i plan to use the fork para gt all the way hehehe STEEL is REAL.... heheh sarap ng laro ng cro-mo heheh 4130 pa so hindi ganon ka bigat eheh

im matching it with a wheelset na mavic517 ceramic with 07 lx hubs na spline with dt revs spokes dream wheelset AM classic nlng pang palit weightweenie wheelset na hehhe

updating pics with drop outs, mejo may kalawang heheh pero ayus lng eheh

looks like your dropouts are semi vertical. there's a chance you could go tensionerless! good luck!

really!!very good heheh i hope to finish it really soon

measure your headtube! mukhang tama si ryan na 1 1/8 yan.. hope you could find a headset for it.

tanong lang...
sa old school frames, ano ang gamit nung 2holes sa dropout?

sa Raleigh frame ko noon kasi...
sinisingitan ko ng plastic na para tunog ringle....

rear rack? yihheee, gusto mag touring bike!

kulot, design yata yan para mag mukang mata ni gary ng bikini bottom. hahaha!

di ba para sa support ng rack/pannier sa likod.

Tolits wrote:kulot, design yata yan para mag mukang mata ni gary ng bikini bottom. hahaha!

di ba para sa support ng rack/pannier sa likod.

NgiyaWW! hehe...Support nga po sa pannier, ni shave ko yung ganun nung steel frame ko.


@duds, bro, pm mo sken contact info mo.hehe...meet po tayo para sa converter, swap na lang with any small item..hehe ex. GT steel frame... dyok lang.

@duds- im also currently restoring an old DB crmo bike. am in the process of scraping off the old paint so i can have the frame powder coated. mukhang standard naman head ng frame mo. madami pang mabibiling threaded headset. may nakita pa nga akong XT. kung gusto mo ng threadless may nakita ako mga tange saka aheadset.

bakit mo gusto gamitan ng adaptor saka threadless stem? hindi kaya mas mabigat pa yung may adaptor kesa yung standard stem na alloy? may mga nakita din akong attack racing saka control tech na old school stem. ganda!

i-bad influence kita... restore mo na lang sa retro yang GT mo! pa-powder coat mo tapos pagawa ka ng decals na katulad nung original!

@vwbeettle meron nga ako sir pang threaded na headeset stem na kore kaya lng dami na gasgas hehehe pero pwede pa siguro irestore ehehe. headset na threaded nlng kailangan ko. wala pa budget parepaint eh heheh. gamitin ko nlng muna as is thanks sa mga suggestions and opinions mga sir.

hindi pa naman laspag paint job eh, pwedeng pwede pa yan. readily available pa ang headset niyan. pag nabuo na natin gawa ka ng retro ride hehehe

dang! ganda ng gt mo bro. i,m an avid fan of gt and have been looking for a gt cromo frame for the longest time. ingit ako syo. benta mo na lang sakin hehehe i have two gt's unfortunately both are aluminum.

try to look if you can find the magic gear para wala tensioner or use a half link. un mga old frames kasi usually sakto un chainstay length to go tensioner less.

re: the fork, yes threaded headsets are still available, try decimal in quiapo, bought one there a year ago, tange ...made in japan or you can convert the fork to a threadless one. reminder you have to cut all the threaded section of the fork and have the extension welded. un section na un kasi ang nababali sa mga converted forks.

re: the paint... just clean the frame and touch up the exposed parts with nailpolish or have a painter retouch the rusted portions or just clearcoat the whole frame with a satin finish. personally i would just leave the paint as is, just retouch the exposed parts... mas retro looking at orig... may battle scars k pa na maipagyayabang. good luck on your build.

@dirtyjane oo nga i think il just have it retouched nalang. hope to ride with you guys soon heheh will up date the thread heeh