Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
Hello there FG & SS forum. I'm toying with the idea of becoming a hipster.
My only experience of fixed was a when I was about 15, I got an old heap with reversible fixed/freewheel rear hub. I tried riding it fixed to and from school for a bit but I didn't like it, so my career as a proto-hipster stalled in the 70s. Now I fancy playing around with it again, just to see what all the fuss is about.
I'm thinking of putting a fixed wheel onto my 80s era Dawes, just to give it a go. I may well return it to its current derailleur setup once I have tried it. Actually, I'm even more likely not to do it at all, it's just a possible project at the moment.
It has 120mm (I think) forward horizontal dropouts and a 50/34 Stronglight double chainset, with a cartridge BB (Stronglight JP400). Current wheels are 622mm rims and that's how the brakes are set up, so I'd want to stay with them. I'd be keeping both brakes.
So assuming I can get a wheel with a 622mm rim and 120mm OLN fixed hub I'd need to figure out what to do about the crankset.
Would it be possible to run the fixed off one of the existing chainrings (probs the 34) without running into chainline problems? Could such problems be addressed by fiddling round with spacers on the axle (or spacers by the sprocket) to shift the wheel relative to the frame or the sprocket relative to the wheel?
Or would I need to fit a new chainset too. And if so, how do I figure out what BB to get in order to get the chainline right?
My only experience of fixed was a when I was about 15, I got an old heap with reversible fixed/freewheel rear hub. I tried riding it fixed to and from school for a bit but I didn't like it, so my career as a proto-hipster stalled in the 70s. Now I fancy playing around with it again, just to see what all the fuss is about.
I'm thinking of putting a fixed wheel onto my 80s era Dawes, just to give it a go. I may well return it to its current derailleur setup once I have tried it. Actually, I'm even more likely not to do it at all, it's just a possible project at the moment.
It has 120mm (I think) forward horizontal dropouts and a 50/34 Stronglight double chainset, with a cartridge BB (Stronglight JP400). Current wheels are 622mm rims and that's how the brakes are set up, so I'd want to stay with them. I'd be keeping both brakes.
So assuming I can get a wheel with a 622mm rim and 120mm OLN fixed hub I'd need to figure out what to do about the crankset.
Would it be possible to run the fixed off one of the existing chainrings (probs the 34) without running into chainline problems? Could such problems be addressed by fiddling round with spacers on the axle (or spacers by the sprocket) to shift the wheel relative to the frame or the sprocket relative to the wheel?
Or would I need to fit a new chainset too. And if so, how do I figure out what BB to get in order to get the chainline right?
Sorry chaps, but I hardly ever ride the Dawes as it is. So getting in another bike (that I also probably would hardly ever ride) doesn't appeal to me.
