mven

I am complete and utter noob at this but I am in the market for a new bike and after riding a friend's fixed gear I am thinking that is the way I want to go. As I like building things I think I will be building my own... The only problem I have is that the roads in my hood are a bit too old and beat up. I am worried that with narrower road tires I will be replacing rims quite frequently. What would be a good frame/fork set for under 1k that I could build with fatter tires. They don't have to be huge knobby mountain bike tires but maybe something you would find on a "performance hybrid" style bike.

Any help would be most appreciated!

Thank you.

kyselad

The Surly Steamroller is made with big tires in mind, as are most (all?) of their frames. The Motobecane Jury, which Bikes Direct/Bike Island just started selling, is also designed with generous clearance (and fender eyelets!). Older touring frames also tend to have pretty good tire clearance if you're into converting.

MIN 

salsa casseroll.

daybreak

these are beautiful frames and sound ideal for your requirements.

Motobecane Jury . These just came out and I suspect they will sell out very fast. https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=1184

Pictures
https://bikeisland.com/images/jury.htm

Do note that an extra long reach brake is required, 70-90mm I think.

octopus magic

You are by far over thinking how fragile thin tires are.

I hop curbs on 23c tires (the skinny kind) all the time. It's about properly inflating them.

But since you're wondering, I'm pretty sure you can get a complete new Van Dessel Country Road Bob for around a grand or less.

https://www.abikestore.com/Merchant2/...countryroadbob

Takes as big tires as a mountain bike and has cantis, a flip flop, and is "bomb proof".

MIN 

and looks like gumby's bike?

(but seriously, that's a nice bike.)

octopus magic

Well the curve is like the old school GT Performers, you can take off the brakes and do mad bar spinzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

baxtefer

Do note that these brakes don't actually exist.

MIN 

true.

bbattle

Longest reach non-canti brake I can find is the Dia-Compe Mod 750, which I used on my wife's mixte. Goes to 78mm reach



Tektro R556 goes to 73mm.

Ride Among Us

you can put 28mm on back and 25mm up front for good-enough fat tires. That combo will work on most any shelf bike. I use 25mm in back, 23mm up front and its good for me.

mven

Thanks much for all of the replies. So far I have been looking at the surly steamroller. It seems fairly reasonable. The "gumby" bike totally reminds me of a GT I had as a kid.

On the skinnier tires I am sure they can take more of a beating than they seem capable of but wouldn't they also be quite a bit less comfortable for a bumpy ride than something with a bit more cushioning? I will try to take some pictures of the streets by me this weekend haha. The ride is pretty painful in my truck in some spots which is why I am worried about what it will be like on a bike. We also have a lot of the lovely older style "square" curbs that come to a sharp point rather than the newer rounded curbs. It would be mad fun to smack into one of those!

kyselad

I've found 28's are a pretty good compromise between rolling resistance and stability. You'll readily find advocates on either end of the spectrum, and it's really hard to be sure until you're riding your bike on your roads with your riding style. Regardless, extra clearance is a really good idea: it leaves room for befier tires (or even studs in winter) and fenders if you want them, and it doesn't prevent you from going with skinnies. Unless you're really keen on super-tight geometry or fashionably small gaps between your fork/frame and tires, you're making a good choice going with a flexible setup.

johnprolly

I ride 28c gatorskins and do a lot of 180's and 360 tail taps on my rear wheel. it's fine. I also weigh about 200lbs.

mven

Yeah I am not really looking for mountain bike tires just something a little wider to compensate some for bouncing up and down like mad.

vger285

IM running 700 32c,rolls fine