Should I even bother converting this frame?

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05-19-12 | 12:40 PM

coffeemug

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Should I even bother converting this frame?

My friend just gave me a Huffy Omni 10 frame for free, and I started converting it to fixed gear last night. Nothing really seems wrong with it, in fact the frame is in great shape save for a few scrapes, but i keep hearing super negative things about Huffy Omni 10's, is it because the components(which i will be replacing anyway) are terrible or something? because I legitimately can't find anything wrong with this frame. HALP!

05-19-12 | 12:46 PM

Spoonrobot

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No.

It's 2012, just buy something from bikesdirect.

05-19-12 | 07:50 PM

Kayce

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The frame is heavy, the sizes of everything aren't standard, the dropouts are aweful, it will be expensive.

There are somethings wrong with the frame.

05-19-12 | 08:51 PM

Bat56

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No. Spend $25 and get something less crappy.

05-19-12 | 09:35 PM

dookie

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No!

05-20-12 | 12:19 AM

Jaytron

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Yes.

I'm kidding.

05-20-12 | 01:34 AM

coffeemug

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Yeah getting more into it I realized that all of the sizes were weird and I would have to buy a bunch of new stuff for it, and for my purposes it's way too heavy and awkward. Thanks for the input everyone!