chrisgraham81

Have any of you ever or seen anyone converted a ross 10 spd into a fixed gear. I dont know specifically what type of ross it is exept for the fact that its old. the frame was in pretty good condition, aside from flaking paint (right now im in the midst of a paint job). its probably the heaviest frame ive ever had but i guess it will do. at least until i get a supper nice one.
In the description, it said it has 27" wheels but i was wondering if i could put 700's on it. the guy who sold it to me said i could do either. Would all i need to do is screw with the brake. is it really worth it.
Thanks in advance
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWN:IT

HereNT

I rode an old Ross all last year, through the winter, too. I think it was actually a little better in the winter than my current bike would be, but we get some pretty heavy winds out here...

The difference between 27" and 700c really isn't all that much. You can usually do it pretty easily. It's just moving the position of the pads. You might end up having to get a different brake, but you should be able to do it. When the brake was running on mine, it was on 700c, and the pads were towards to top of the range...

Currently, I'm debating between sanding/painting the Ross and building it up for winter, or wrapping my Bianchi in tubes then BET... Still don't know...

*new*guy

love the ebay name

Mr. Shadow

I found a couple on the Fixedgeargallery.
https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2004/wiles.htm
https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/williamson10.htm

Poguemahone

Ross for the most part made cheapie bikes, but there are some exceptions. They had a signature line that was very nice and the Super Gran Tour was not bad, with nice shimano 600 arabesque parts and a lugged, double butted frame. Too bad, I have the frame from one in the basement, you could've just had it... prolly make a good beater.