Originally Posted by
Smallwheels
Is there a consistent size for dropouts on single speed cruiser frames with fat tires?
These are questions for people who sell or regularly work on bicycles. There are only two dedicated bicycle shops in town. The others that sell bicycles are large retail outfits that have some bicycles in stock during the summer months. I don't want to be limited to just Giant or Trek which are the brands carried by the two shops.
One-speed cruisers are usually 110mm between the dropouts. Since you're only considering aluminum frames, I think it's pretty chancy to cold-set one to 130mm for the I-Motion hub. Read up:
http://sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html
The dropout spacing doesn't really affect what width tire will fit in the frame.