A guy in my Neighbor hood has a Ciocc frame, RR but no pedals. He is willing to give it to me due to the fact that he has had it for 10 years and rode it twice. My questions are,

How do i find out what Frame it is,
Frame is red, The front fork is red also. On the BB there is the CIOCC design, No serials on the BB
The lugs aren't too fancy.

Do Ciocc have dropouts that allow a FG with out a derailer?
Or does it depend on what frame it is?

How much do you think a conversion would cost? Not a cheapest but not the most expensive;

Like a LBS price. I've seen on the forum people have paid 33 dollars for a FG conversion. But idk. I might just keep it geared.

THNXX in Advancee

I'd leave it geared. A Ciocc is not an ideal candidate for conversion.

Kool kool, I'll leave it geared

If it has horizontal drop outs then it would make a sweet conversion. Does it fit you? That is the first question I would ask before sinking any money into it. Whatever you do, save all the geared bits and don't cut off any braze ons so you can put it backed to geared in the future. Pics would be a big help...

its free. it fits

You guys know the coicc enemy? How do i get my bike to slant that way, i like it. Either i search for that frame or i can get a fork and wheel that is smaller right?

Don't use a hacksaw to cut off the braze-ons, use a torch so that it is cleaner cut and then you can just re-paint the frame.

And yeah, just pop a 24 inch wheel from a kid's bike on the front, then it will slant forward.

To ID the frame, you should ask in Classic and Vintage: https://www.bikeforums.net/forumdispl...lassic-Vintage

Identifying bikes is common over there.

I wouldn't expect any help from them with regards to converting it to a fixed gear.


Conversions can be done cheaply, but those that are "done right" tend to cost more the the price of a decent new fixed gear. This guy has already spent $1,000 and he still needs: stem, tires (x2), tubes (x2), cranks, bottom bracket, chain ring, rear cog, seat post, headset. I estimate that he'll spend $1,800 total. But that's on the very high end of conversions. It's not uncommon for a "nice" conversion (not cheap, not bling) to cost $700 or $800 when it's all said and done.

Yea he bout ellipse... Im hoping to make it a FG if not. its still nice to have a geared frame for the long runs. Thanks for the advice though