2006 KHS Flite 100
 

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I picked up this bike at a garage sale. As far as condition goes, there are some chips in the paint, a moderate amount of superficial rust (especially on nuts and bolts), and the bar tape is torn. Also, a previous owner added a front brake with interrupter lever and replaced the tires (with Shwalbe Marathon Plus, worth more than I paid for the bike by themselves!).

Some questions:

1. It has a flip-flop hub with a 17t cog on one side and 18t on the other -- both fixed. Is that how it's supposed to be, or is there a freewheel in there in need of some PB Blaster and grease?

2. How much is it worth? Unfortunately, it's a size 57 frame, which is too big for me (I'm 5'10"), so I'm going to have to sell it. (Unless one of you has a comparable bike in a smaller size and wants to trade!)

Honestly, a 57 frame sounds about right for someone that's 5'10".

My roommate is 5'8" or 5'9" and rides a 56 road bike.

What's too big about it? The standover height? Or the reach from the saddle to the bars?

Well, does it look like just a cog? Or a seized freewheel? There are flip/flop hubs that are fixed on both sides.

Standover height is 0", in thin shorts, without heels flat on the ground. I'm not sure about reach, but it's probably too long. Between the worry about banging my dangly bits on the top tube and the fact that I'm a newbie to fixed-gear bikes anyway, it's a little hard to ride to find out. (Honestly, I don't know how much reach is "correct" anyway -- even on my other bikes that (I think) fit me. I should probably see about a professional fitting, or at least post in the "fitting your bike" forum.)

FYI, I wear 30" inseam pants. Going by this guide it seems like my body proportions fit MTB and hybrid frame sizing perfectly, but for traditional road geometry I need to go a size or two smaller than my height would suggest.

I would generally think a 57cm frame is good fro people around 6' tall, but every bike and brqane measures slightly differently. I would need to see the actual fit of the bike to comment with more certainty. I have no advice to offer about the accepted setup for flipflop hubs.

I'm used to derailleur bikes; I don't really know what single-speed hubs are supposed to look like!

It does look symmetrical, with both sides having what looks like a lockring butted directly against the cog, and the hub body itself is pretty skinny (not looking like it has a lot of space for bearings), so maybe it's indeed fixed on both sides.

Most likely just fixed cogs on both sides. If the bike is in decent shape, no reason you have a rusted/stuck freewheel. And the lockring is a dead giveaway.

Track bikes usually have a higher bottom bracket than a road bike, thus the higher standover height.

How much time are you actually going to spend standing over your bike with both feet flat on the ground? I would think you'd be more concerned with how the bike fits while you're riding it.

I actually just stand in my driveway with my bikes, contemplating the idea that I'll ride. Standover is important when you just want to contemplate whether or not you'll actually ride somewhere.

Whatever makes your dangly bits happy, man.

Haha. I wasn't being serious (though I'm sure that was apparent).

I know. Neither was I. :lol:

So, anybody know how much a 2006 KHS Flite 100 is worth? The sooner I find out, the sooner I can swap it for one that actually fits.

I would assume around the same price as a used Fuji Feather and the like if it's in good shape. Maybe like $350?

There's a Flite 100 on my local craigslist.

Has a Thomson Elite seatpost, and Omniums on it...hasn't moved in 2 weeks @ $385.

It's only "worth" as much as someone will pay for it. Considering it's basically a 10-year old Kilo TT, it's probably not worth much.