Originally Posted by chevy42083
The Royce union is 105 rear drop-out... just about any fixed, free, or flipflop hub I've seen is 120.... seems a little far to me. Yes, some of the hubs are adjustable a little narrower though.
As for wheels, I'm looking at buying now, then if it doesn't work on the Royce... buy a new frame.... or look into BMX hubs. I just thought this bike might've made skipping step one make sense.
Just weighed my other bikes... Bianchi is ~25, Royce Union is ~28, Miyata 710 is ~27. Pretty rough, weighed on analog bathroom scale. Bianchi and Miyata are fully dressed, Royce is bare bones (no tape, coaster brake only, no bottle cages, no computer)
I guess I was really hoping the Gitane would be lighter. Since it's not, and not a great deal, I'll pass ATLEAST until I can try to fit a set of wheels on the Royce. Maybe the guy will relist with a lower price and make it worth it :dunno:
If I got the Gitane, any suggestions on replacing the cranks with lighter ones? My Royce has a set that look very similar (in the arm, the actual spider and ring are completely different).
That's where you'll run into your first french bit, the special threaded bottom bracket cups. Even going lower quality components and lucky you're probably at $50 for BB & crank. Just about any square taper crank will work, just gotta match the spindle length.