Can I use this frame to build a road fixie?
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RecordAceFromNew
Swinging Member
As long as you are aware that this frame appears to have mtb rear hub spacing and chainline, disc brake and 26" wheel and tyre.
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
And the prize for the most "lobster-claw-lookin" rear drop-outs goes to...
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MrVandal
Active Member
You mean I won't look sexy?
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
Sorry - it just struck me how much the drop outs look like lobsters snappers! Actually might be crab pincers...
Very nice, all the same
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
if by road tyres you mean mtb slicks then yes, if you mean 700c wheels with 23" (or 20, 25 or 28) tyres, the answer is no as the frame geometry is wrong.
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MrVandal
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Good advice, probably a no then. Will keep looking!
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
If it's the right size and you're looking for cheap, but quality, then I have a semi complete bike in the classifieds.
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MrVandal
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Thanks MacB. I have just bought a old racing bike. Hope it gets sold soon.
MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
No probs, I'm actually thinking of whacking on the bits myself and flogging on e-bay, people seem to snap up steel fixies on there...good luck with the build
As a 'Golden Oldy', I find the current fixation (pun intended) with fixed wheels a bit bewildering. When I was a lad (groan) and getting in from school and needing a bike to go out and play, I usually lashed something together from old bits and always had a fixed wheel because we could do more stunts (riding backwards, sitting on the handlebars etc.) and didn't use brakes. The other reason of course was that a fixed wheel bike was the simplest to build and had less to go wrong. In later years, a lot of my pals would put away the 'good' bike for the winter and use an old hack, invariably fitted with a fixed wheel, in order to save wear and tear on the 'new' Simplex gear. Not much new under the sun, really.
Cheers,
Gower
Cheers,
Gower
