First project.

Resound said:

I've just found myself a new job and I've decided that I want to build up a fixie. I know I've said this before, but here goes. Has anyone in Melbourne got a small (I'm a shortarse...5'6"😉 road bike that they want to get rid of cheaply? I'm prepared to buy something medium awful as I want to do the silk purse from sow's ear and get some maintenance practice in. The OCR just doesn't have much scope for that, being all new and shiny and suchlike. No cracks, excessive rust (surface is ok) or anything silly like stupidly oval bearing races but otherwise give me your tired, your neglected, your huddled back shed dwellers.

I'll post pics, I promise.

Beasely Cycles always seem to have one or two smaller track frames for $100-150 which would be a good start

flyingdutch said:

Beasely Cycles always seem to have one or two smaller track frames for $100-150 which would be a good start

Try these. Tradng Post...

TRACK BIKE. VINER *frame, size to suit small to medium rider $150 (0408)148782 Doncaster

New track bike *frame with forks, made by Reynolds KHS, $350 (03)93541854 (0408)398057 Reservoir*

there's a few others there but they involve titanium and big numbers 😉

flyingdutch said:

Try these. Tradng Post...

TRACK BIKE. VINER *frame, size to suit small to medium rider $150 (0408)148782 Doncaster

New track bike *frame with forks, made by Reynolds KHS, $350 (03)93541854 (0408)398057 Reservoir*

there's a few others there but they involve titanium and big numbers 😉

I was thinking this one perhaps: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7118923949&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

Resound said:

I was thinking this one perhaps: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7118923949&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

yeah, that'll work but your still gonna be up for bigbucks getting a fixed rear wheel. Unless you go the Singlespped freewheel option and just space out that existing wheel and sort the chainline out

Jeez, listen to me. only started this SS/fixed stuff myself a few months back and now I can waffle along like a Koon or a Hippy 😄

flyingdutch said:

yeah, that'll work but your still gonna be up for bigbucks getting a fixed rear wheel. Unless you go the Singlespped freewheel option and just space out that existing wheel and sort the chainline out

Jeez, listen to me. only started this SS/fixed stuff myself a few months back and now I can waffle along like a Koon or a Hippy 😄

Damn it...wasn't paying attention for the critical 5 mins and got sniped by a minute and 50 smeggin' cents >🙁

Resound said:

Damn it...wasn't paying attention for the critical 5 mins and got sniped by a minute and 50 smeggin' cents >🙁

try esnipe.com nxt time...

never mind. plenty more where that one came from