vickster
Legendary Member
Only takes a 28mm tyre though, and that’s without mudguards. OP may want more clearance?
Single speed advise
- Thread starter berty bassett
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A member of the forum is selling this beauty.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/raleigh-501-fixed.270057/
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/raleigh-501-fixed.270057/
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Very true but would still be a good build
marzjennings
Guru
- Location
- Houston, Texas, USA
A Salsa Stormchaser could be what you're looking for...
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
That's a very high quality frame indeed, and super value for money at the price.
Reynolds 725 is the heat-treated version of 525, which is a weldable modern equivalent to 531, but of cro-moly rather than mang-moly, chemistry.
Essentially 725 is the 21st century replacement for 753, which in the 1970's was generally considered to be the finest bicycle steel tubing money could buy.
vickster
Legendary Member
Doesn’t look like it’s available in the Uk
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
I have ridden a couple of 725 tubed bikes and they do ride rather nicely
Juan Kog
permanently grumpy
Skipdiver don’t encourage him , biggs has more than enough Bike’s already.
12boy
Guru
- Location
- Casper WY USA
Heres my 3 cents worth....
I am refurbishing a 92 Bianchi Nyala, Tange chromo and frame and forks are 10 pounds. Will take 2" tires easy, and it is stout.
I love my Surly Steamroller which at the moment has 35mm studded snows. If I could only have one bike it would be it or my Brompton. I can also run the Surly as an SA 3 speed so it's fairly adaptable. Easy to convert back and forth...a 15 minute job.
But, if elegance is your goal check out a Wabicycle Urban/Cross Thunder. 50 mm tires, Reynolds 725, level top tube, 20 lbs. I'm afraid if I tried one I would have a new favorite. $1025 in the US.
I am refurbishing a 92 Bianchi Nyala, Tange chromo and frame and forks are 10 pounds. Will take 2" tires easy, and it is stout.
I love my Surly Steamroller which at the moment has 35mm studded snows. If I could only have one bike it would be it or my Brompton. I can also run the Surly as an SA 3 speed so it's fairly adaptable. Easy to convert back and forth...a 15 minute job.
But, if elegance is your goal check out a Wabicycle Urban/Cross Thunder. 50 mm tires, Reynolds 725, level top tube, 20 lbs. I'm afraid if I tried one I would have a new favorite. $1025 in the US.
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
He certainly does and it might increase tomorrow ☺️Skipdiver don’t encourage him , biggs has more than enough Bike’s already.
Paul_Smith SRCC
www.plsmith.co.uk
- Location
- Surrey UK
I like the versatility of "Alternator Flat Mount dropouts allow for single speed setups, or 1x drivetrains with a geared dropout plate". Back in the day having a bike that could be used with derailleurs or single speed single speed was the norm'. I still use my 30 year old Reynolds 531 frame that was my tour bike as 'Fixed' on a regular basis. That frame is so old that when I do a full service rust tumbles out of the BB, so I swapped most of the components onto a Van Nicholas Yukon and converted it to day ride fixie.
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berty bassett
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- Location
- I'boro
My head hurts 😆
Thank you for replies
Thank you for replies
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
I have a 2019 Flyer - it's a lovely bike, would definitely recommend it.
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Mines from 2015, lovely bikes.
Paul_Smith SRCC
www.plsmith.co.uk
- Location
- Surrey UK
A real shame that it appears to have be dropped, when my red fixie frame gives up I'd have bought one of those
