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@Jimmy_Fingers
Just ordered one through work, what tyres would people recommend? I want 35 or 38s, was thinking Marathon Supremes. Do want to set it up as a pathracer and urban assault. This is the OTP spec:
Frame 100% 4130 CroMoly steel
Forks 4130 CroMoly
Headset Cane Creek custom 5 series
Handlebars Dimension Arc
Stem HL 31.8
Shifters 1 Speed
Chainset Samox AF19-D45S, 45T
Bottom Bracket Shimano UN-26
Chain KMC Z610H
Cassette Lida, 18T 3/32"
Front Brake Tektro R559 road caliper
Rear Brake Tektro R559 road caliper
Rims Alex Adventurer 2
Front Hub Surly Ultra New 32H
Rear Hub Surly Ultra New 32H
Tyres Continental Contact 700cx32mm Front - Continental Contact 700cx32mm Rear
Seatpost Kalloy SP-368 non-offset, 27.2x300mm, black
I assume the rims will take bigger rubber, is there a rule of thumb for how big the tyres you can get on what width rims? Long term I want to run this fixed with a disc up front, so I'm planning to swap the fork out, probably for a Straggler fork (if anyone has one?), so suggestions for a 700c disc front wheel will be welcome. Other plans would be a decent crankset (Sug 75s in black maybe) and better cockpit, probably Thomson with Easton risers.
Looking forward to getting it, been hankering after a fat-tyred fixed gear for the commute for ages.