Originally Posted by
niebylski
yeah, i'm thinkin that the
drop bolts look like a guillotine for my tire. The Tektros that I had on th 27" rims still had another 1/2" to drop the calipers, so I figure/hope I should be OK.
I might give Sheldon's DIY fixed cup tool a try. On the other hand, since I've started ordering everything online for my fixie...I kinda feel like I haven't really been giving my LBS much bizness. They're great, and I kinda feel like a cheap bike-wh*****re buying everything online and then asking them to do the work for me...but then again I'd rather do the work myself and learn about my ride.
Wheels should be here in a couple days, followed by the crankset/BB, then the tires. Fingers crossed I'll have everything together by next week.
If you really have 1/2" you should be ok. I've put 700c on two bikes that had 27" previously and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't
If you can make the 'fixed cup tool' I recommend it; I couldn't believe how easily it worked. But I hear you about patronizing local businesses. I have several LBS's within a 5 minute ride and I shop at them all depending on what I need and how I'm feeling. Despite being expensive I even went the 9 miles to Harris Cyclery(of Sheldon Brown fame), and picked up some parts. So, for my build, I bought the wheels online, but everything else in person at one LBS or another. There is still one bike shop that I want to throw some work because they were really cool when I went in: (
http://www.revolutionbicyclerepair.com/)
[/URL] They do a tuneup pretty cheap and I figure I'll have them tune it up after everything settles a bit.