Originally Posted by
ChetLansky
I told him I was worried with what would hold my weight. He went downstairs, grabbed a different wheel that was 32 spoke? and said he would upgrade and I would only have to pay the difference which would be 50 bucks. I can't recall what wheel it was. Started with an M I think.
Mavic?
It was a closed hub? where as the stock wheel on the KHS was open?
maybe sealed bearing versus plain or non-sealed bearing?
KHS Flite 100s are basically the same as a Kilo TT, which others have recommended already.
Gregjones - I'm okay going with a freewheel option. I actually want to start out with a freewheel. I've been on plenty of bikes but this is my first road bike. It's a bit intimidating and the fact that I live in NYC makes it that much more terrifying. If I start on a fixed gear I'll either kill myself or.... kill myself. I just want the option to add a fixed gear down the road.
as was pointed out on the "pick out a hubset" thread, you can put a freewheel on either a "Fixed" (has 2 sets of thread) or a "Freewheel" (has only one set of threads, with no option to add a lockring) hub. Even if you buy a bike with only a "Fixed" hub, you can have a bike shop thread a freewheel onto it and go back to fixed whenever you like. Most any bike you'll buy, tho, will have a fixed/free hub that you can add a freewheel to for cheap even if it doesn't come with one. i agree that you should not ride in NYC traffic for your first fixed rides. bike paths are good for that.