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08-18-03, 11:36 AM
okay, so i found a bike on craigslist that just might work as a fixie.
it's an odd one. as far as i can tell, it's a late-eighties/early-nineties specialized mtb, but by the time i paid my hundred bucks for it, somebody had put a set of those WTB 'dirt drops' on it, with barcons and aero road levers. also, it's got some of the narrowest 26" rims i've ever seen, with 26x1" slicks on it.
i'm almost tempted to keep it 'as is' as a commuter, but i've got a few bikes that can adequately fill that role already, and i'm sort of intrigued by the idea of a 26" fixie.
the only difficulty is going to be finding a rear wheel for it. at the moment it's got an old XT freehub on there, so i can't just jam a cog on.
oh well. if anyone's got any leads on prebuilt 26" fixed wheels, let me know. otherwise, i just might have to relearn wheelbuilding.
pictures to follow.
it's an odd one. as far as i can tell, it's a late-eighties/early-nineties specialized mtb, but by the time i paid my hundred bucks for it, somebody had put a set of those WTB 'dirt drops' on it, with barcons and aero road levers. also, it's got some of the narrowest 26" rims i've ever seen, with 26x1" slicks on it.
i'm almost tempted to keep it 'as is' as a commuter, but i've got a few bikes that can adequately fill that role already, and i'm sort of intrigued by the idea of a 26" fixie.
the only difficulty is going to be finding a rear wheel for it. at the moment it's got an old XT freehub on there, so i can't just jam a cog on.
oh well. if anyone's got any leads on prebuilt 26" fixed wheels, let me know. otherwise, i just might have to relearn wheelbuilding.
pictures to follow.