I am currently in the process of building a pretty low budget faux grass track bike, intending it for gravel-grinding and neighborhood tom-foolery.
When I got sick of searching for a "vintage" bike with big tire clearance in my size to rebuild, and had the bright idea of going with new, due to price I considered something from among the Motobecane Track/Messenger varieties. During my pre-purchase research I was advised:
Originally Posted by
TejanoTrackie
I Have a Motobecane Messenger with tires that measure out to about 30mm with a front brake and no rear brake. There appears to be sufficient clearance remaining to easily accommodate up to 700x32c tires, perhaps even 700x35c.
I also thought very seriously about
:
On-One Pompino Frame 2011
On-One Pompetamine 2012 Frame
But before pulling the trigger on any of those, I found just the right old Raleigh on my local CL to use for my vision of a grass racer.
Now, of course, I have a half-done project sitting in my shed instead of a bike to ride...but it should be pretty cool if I ever do finish
