Originally Posted by
hockeyteeth
I would buy a decent condition used geared bike and strip off the gears and install a new rear wheel with a flip flop hub. What do other old road bikes sell for in Chicago? Also, how tall are you? Just making sure you're in the right ballpark for frame size.
With regard to price, though, would it be worth it to buy an old road bike (150-200$) and then strip it and put a flipflop hub/new wheel on it?
I'm 6'1'' and my dad's bike is a 58" raleigh (I think? Haven't looked at it in a while) and that fits me well. So I was pretty sure that it would fit me.