Overwhelmed is an understatement. I have been customizing my cars for about 8 years now, and I just jumped into singlespeed/fixed gear bikes without knowing a damn thing, but I am learning.
Picked up this 53cm '09 San Jose from a LBS (I'm 5'11" 150lbs). Guy I got it from is super cool and used to live in NY. Loaded it up with all sorts of goodies:
Origin 8 Tiki bars
700Cx18 (23C) 1/8" Tessa rimzos
CST czar Comp tires
FSA SL-K brakes (front and rear)
Currently running freewheel setup with 18t cog and Origin8 Beck130 42t chainring, but it has dat flippity floppity hub
TRP levers
Shimano 105 cranks
All in all, the bike is an absolute blast, but I do have some concerns.
I know that the favored gear inch number is 70-72 for a road bike, but unfortunately, I can't run anything bigger than a 42t on the San Jose frame without clearance issues. My question is, are there any remedies to the 42t chainring that could get me closer to an ideal number of gear inches? Better yet, is there some sort of way to space the drivetrain and be able to run a larger chainring/cog assembly?
TIA for any helpful response
