Fixie compatable?
08-29-08 | 09:43 PM
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Fixie compatable?
https://www.teamkarim.com/bikes/used/.../080408-11.jpg is this bike fixed compatible? if so what do you rekon it should cost? (minimal)
08-29-08 | 09:46 PM
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From: Minneapolis
Bikes: Raleigh 29er, IRO Angus frameset- random components, Giant Bowery, Raleigh Rush Hour frameset-future build
Yes. Relatively cheap to convert if you don't want trick parts and are happy with that classic vintage look.
Make sure you drop most of your money in a good rear hub, cog, lockring, and crankset.
Make sure you drop most of your money in a good rear hub, cog, lockring, and crankset.
08-30-08 | 12:23 AM
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From: San Francisco, CA
Bikes: 1985 Shwinn World 10 speed, 1970-ish Centurion Converted to Fixed Gear
08-30-08 | 09:42 AM
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From: Lynn, MA
Bikes: 60's lowrider, 80's Cavaletto Centurion, 94 Specialized Rockhopper sport
DON'T PAINT IT. Don't lose the rear brake when you remove it either, Stick it in a ziplock bag and hide it with your check book. Classic canti's don't come around often.
08-30-08 | 10:32 AM
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I do a lot of conversions at our shop (a co-op) and I have a few simple rules.
Classic frames need to stay classic and you will rock a front brake...if you don't like this you can go somewhere else.
With this being said, there are times when I can barely keep up with the work that comes in the door and get calls from all over the place from people looking for build advice... we also have a fixed gear culture here that seems to embrace the ideas of preservation of the bike and preservation of the body.
Next week I am going to be building up a one of a kind hand built Proctor for a fellow here who respects the fact his bike is a collector's item and won't be doing anything to impair the integrity of the bike when he turns it into a fixed gear commuter.
I ride three conversions and aside from my folder, have not done anything to those classic frames that cannot be undone should I find that I want to restore them in the future.
Classic frames need to stay classic and you will rock a front brake...if you don't like this you can go somewhere else.
With this being said, there are times when I can barely keep up with the work that comes in the door and get calls from all over the place from people looking for build advice... we also have a fixed gear culture here that seems to embrace the ideas of preservation of the bike and preservation of the body.
Next week I am going to be building up a one of a kind hand built Proctor for a fellow here who respects the fact his bike is a collector's item and won't be doing anything to impair the integrity of the bike when he turns it into a fixed gear commuter.
I ride three conversions and aside from my folder, have not done anything to those classic frames that cannot be undone should I find that I want to restore them in the future.
08-30-08 | 09:10 PM
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Fujinator
Yes HUGE frame and ive riden it before as a tour bike but, i want it to be nimble and i think wheelies will be damn near impossible because of the fact that when i stand up on it there is hardly any space between my seat and me arse
