Originally Posted by apeter
I am new at these fixed gear conversions too and didn't realize building a fixed gear out of a sub-standard bike could cause so much anger. If you don't mind me asking in this thread, what makes a vintage road bike "bad" for a conversion? And more specifically would the '74 raleigh super course I was recently given make a duret have another seizure?
I think it may be cause that schwinn was originally very crap, built like a bomb-shelter (heavy) with very slack geometry (which suits some people. Meant for comfort, not speed). Its kinda like telling someone to paint on a canvas that is faded, crumbling and has holes. They can do it, and the end product may look OK, but it will never be as good as a new canvas.