Another Newbie question
 

I have a couple old Raleigh bikes one is a 3 speed and the other is a 5 speed.I would like to build a Fixed gear bike from one of them on the cheap.Will these wheels work on these frames?
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Track-Bike-F...QQcmdZViewItem



Thanks for any help you can offer.

Mike

Measure the rear spacing on your raleigh

you could also try converting your 3 speed hub to be a 2 speed fixed gear. one of these days i'm going to try it...
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/awfixed.html
http://fixedgeargallery.com/articles...amwebster1.pdf

rear spacing
 

I have about 4.5 inches on both bikes

thats about 114.3 millimeters.

you said about, you need to be more accurate. and use mm

Mm
 

I get 110.5mm

what size are the original wheels on the raleigh's? 26" or 27"? track spacing is typically 120, so you could easily spread the dropouts to fit... that is if the frame is designed for 27" wheels. even if the frame is designed for 26, you might be able to run 700c/27" in there, but it'd be weird.

Thats what I was wondering too,I found this on Sheldon Browns site

ld three-speeds can also make quite satisfactory fixed gear bikes, particularly English ones. The rear triangle is already just about perfect for a track hub, they usually have 110 mm spacing. The better English 3-speeds had pretty nice riding frames, and can be very pleasant bikes for not a lot of money.
If you replace the 590 mm (26 x 1 3/8") wheels with 622 (700C) wheels, the bottom bracket gets raised a useful amount, providing good ground clearance. Using the larger wheels also allows you to install a better, shorter-reach brake caliper.

these are khs flite stock wheels which are especially ****ty. spend the extra 30 or so to get formula hubs.