This bike was altered from a large mens frame to be a compact frame suitable for my teenage daughter.
The reasons for altering the frame are quite simple really, firstly I did it because I can and because although an older bike it was of quite good quality and the components were in good shape.
The head tube was shortened, the top tube removed, reshaped and fitted to the shortened seat tube.
The final stage was to bring the seat stays down to meet the seat tube, the ends were cut off and reshaped to make a good joint and the seat post clamp was re-attached.
A new coat of metallic blue paint… Some old transfers from a bike shop and the frame was starting to look pretty good.
The components are old Shimano 105 from back when the 105 group had a 6 speed cluster and downtube shifters.
Although the bike has only been used for short rides so far it performs really well and handles nicely.
