what kind of hub and wheel are they offering for $100?
if you have a road double on the front, the inner chainring should probably line up with the rear cog of your new wheel, pretty close. if not, get a new bottom bracket with different spindle length. get some shorter chainring bolts and take off the outer chainring, secure a new chainring to the inner, or just use the old chainring. note, you probably won't be able to put a large (e.g. 49 tooth) chainring on the front without it scraping against your frame. take a few links out to shorten your chain.
Originally Posted by mitchnodland
ok, i went on this weekend warrior type thing, and about %25 of the people had fixies.
they really got me liking them.
I have a old frame that should work, and the bike shop says they can sell me the rear wheel for a fixed bike, for $100.
I am trying to keep this as cheap as i can (under 150). I know absolutely nothing about converting bikes to fixed, let alone anything about bike wheels themselves.
any tips for someone who knows very little about these?