Originally Posted by
mesasone
HandsomeRyan, does that bike take fatter tires? I have been thinking about either converting my (too small) trek to fixed or getting another bike altogether for winter riding. I want to go Fixed/SS because of all the crap that they put on the roads... a simple set up like that would be easy to clean daily, or every other day.
I notice it doesn't have fender mounts, but I "fortunately" have a pair of the PB "EZ" fenders that mount with O-bands. Just wounder if I could get a decent sized winter tire on that thing. It's a good price, and I like the orange as well.
I believe it would take bigger tires. I'll try to get a picture of the clearances but there is plenty of room between the stock 23mm tires and the fork/frame.
The pictures don't do the orange paint justice, the color is striking when you see it in person.
For the money I don't think you would regret picking one up. The fit-n-finish is not quite as nice as an eight or nine hundred dollar track bike but the frame feels sturdy and all the other components can be easily replaced if they break or wear out.
As much as I love the orange color on the Mess', I'd look pretty seriously at the BD PhantomCross Uno as a winter beater/commuter bike. I may eventually pick one of these up as a SS so I can keep the Messenger as a fixie. It has brake levers on the flats and canti brakes. I don't remember off-hand but I think it may have fender mounts and ridiculous tire clearances as well.
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Nice to see so many other big guys on fixies. I really think I'll enjoy this and I believe what Sheldon says about riding fixed making us better at riding our freewheel and multispeed bikes too.