from conversion to street-track
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from conversion to street-track
I love riding my fixed gear conversion. But after riding my friends NEW bike today ("Windsor- The Hour"), I am wanting to get a brand new track bike with nice hubs designed for the fixed gear enthusiast that rides around the city.
My reasons for wanting to upgrade from my old conversion to a newer track/road bike are:
1) The chromoly steel is much lighter than my raleigh which is from the late 70's to early 80's
2) tighter frame geometry
3) the front hub spins for minutes longer than the one on my conversion
With that said, my questions are:
1) what are the benefits and or drawbacks to switching from a homemade conversion to a new track/road frame with nice hubs?
2) which modern track frames do you like? I've looked at the Surly Steamroller and the Pake Track bike.
3) are there any other huge factors that could benefit my performance other than a lighter frame and really nice hubs? My friends Windsor bike was much easier to drive than my conversion, I assumed this was mostly because of the lighter frame weight, and awesome hubs.
Thanx in advance!!!
My reasons for wanting to upgrade from my old conversion to a newer track/road bike are:
1) The chromoly steel is much lighter than my raleigh which is from the late 70's to early 80's
2) tighter frame geometry
3) the front hub spins for minutes longer than the one on my conversion
With that said, my questions are:
1) what are the benefits and or drawbacks to switching from a homemade conversion to a new track/road frame with nice hubs?
2) which modern track frames do you like? I've looked at the Surly Steamroller and the Pake Track bike.
3) are there any other huge factors that could benefit my performance other than a lighter frame and really nice hubs? My friends Windsor bike was much easier to drive than my conversion, I assumed this was mostly because of the lighter frame weight, and awesome hubs.
Thanx in advance!!!
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oh be nice...
without knowing more about your Raleigh it's difficult to say, nice older roadbikes can make excellent conversions... lighter wheels/better hubs can make a huge difference. If your Raleigh is a cheap model, perhaps an upgrade would be in order...
I'm not familiar with the recent entry-level fixed gear options: people seem passionate about their steamrollers, and Kilo TTs look to be nice frames for the money.
Even if the Raleigh isn't superlight, if it's a higher-end model you might be better off looking into parts upgrades... wheels may make the most noticeable difference.
without knowing more about your Raleigh it's difficult to say, nice older roadbikes can make excellent conversions... lighter wheels/better hubs can make a huge difference. If your Raleigh is a cheap model, perhaps an upgrade would be in order...
I'm not familiar with the recent entry-level fixed gear options: people seem passionate about their steamrollers, and Kilo TTs look to be nice frames for the money.
Even if the Raleigh isn't superlight, if it's a higher-end model you might be better off looking into parts upgrades... wheels may make the most noticeable difference.
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Have you ever repacked the front hub?
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You liked you friends Windsor right? Just buy that. Maybe in a different color so you guys don't look too dumb riding around together.
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Yes. I recently picked up some sun M13 rims laced to formula hubs and my ol' Trek is riding like she never has before.
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Now that's a good idea gharding!
OP, please get a really nice new NJS track bike with no dents or scratches... but remember I was reasonably pleasant and tried to be helpful when you get tired of it and want to make space in your garage. Oh, and take good care of it...
Really though, in the amount of time you whiny jerks wasted posting your pissant complaints, you could've been helpful instead. Yes they're newb questions, but we were all newbs at some point.
OP, please get a really nice new NJS track bike with no dents or scratches... but remember I was reasonably pleasant and tried to be helpful when you get tired of it and want to make space in your garage. Oh, and take good care of it...
Really though, in the amount of time you whiny jerks wasted posting your pissant complaints, you could've been helpful instead. Yes they're newb questions, but we were all newbs at some point.
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some newbs bother to research what they're into instead of expecting info to be handed to them
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Oh No, he asked a few questions, he never asked to have it served to him on a silver platter... yeah he could've found some of his answers by digging in the forums, on the other hand people could provide a few simple answers and point him in the right direction... instead the denizens of this pit do what they always do, waste time talking trash.
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Pot/ kettle. I don't see anything but trash talk from you in this thread duder. But I don't blame you, i don't feel like answering such vague and badly researched questions either.
I still dislike thanks in advance.
I still dislike thanks in advance.
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