Fixed gear kind of mountain bike

Hi, while scrolling through the photos of the beater's topic, I fell in love with this bike. I have always to build myself a double disk fixed gear bike, then it became more of a singlespeed mountain bike but this is exactly the spirit of what I want. The main thing is I need it to be as cheap as possible.

The thing is I have no idea where to start:

• Do I build it out of FGFS frame as it has horizontal dropouts, and as it can receive wide tires and a BMX crankset?
  
• Do I build it out of a track frame with MTB forks but that means finding a recent frame that can receive 1"1/8 forks to get a beefy look and a BMX crankset but that can't get wide tires?
  
• Do I build it out of an old MTB frame which means both welding and finding horizontal dropouts?
  
  

I really know what I want and don't want to make compromise! I need it to be ratty, have a BMX crankset, 1"1/8 forks, compact geometry, 26" fixed wheels with wide tires. I just have no idea what my best chance is concerning the frame I start with.

Thanks for your time and help.

Simon

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I'd be on the hunt for an on one inbred. full bikes on ebay for much cheapness.

I rode my 29er scandal (basically an alu inbred) fixed for a couple of winters it was great.

I have a pfix frameset I want rid of, takes 26x2.3 and is mid b for bmx.

This frame wouldn’t do the job as it has vertical dropouts. Also the geometry doesn’t look compact.

The B.B. on this looks pretty high. I really don’t know if this could work for my project

https://www.squidbikes.com/products/shred-to-eds

The B.B. on this looks pretty high.

Isn't that exactly what you need on a fixed mountain bike?

All City Dropout or Defwish, ran my Dropout as a single speed MTB for about a year, great fun with 700x42

Don't mean to crash your project, but I have a DMR that fits your description. What size do you ride? Shoot me a PM if interested and gl with your build!

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There was a 26" horizontal dropout, disc braked Inbred frame. Long top tube and 135mm rear spacing may not work for you.

Mines now got a Genesis CdF fork and 27.5 wheels with gravel kings for pottering about.

I would like it to be cheap if possible and this is very very expensive. Thanks for the input though.

Of course! But this looks too high.

Damn it this is exactly what I need! But these seem to be difficult to find in France

It hasn’t got horizontal dropouts unfortunately.

Thanks for the offer but that doesn’t look like what I want to build

Charge Scissor? Orange P7?

I wanted a bomb-proof, fat-tyred fixed gear and have ended up with a Surly Steamroller.

You keep saying this but you are wrong. The Inbred was and still is available with horizontal dropouts. -

It sounds like you don't want a mountain bike because you want a steep head angle. As a result, a FGFS or Steamroller type thing is your best bet. Tyre clearance will be your main concern.

Steamroller type thing is your best bet

tada,

Lovely. Tight at the back?

i have no idea... tbh saw your comment on the surly and thought 'oh yea!' then did a google and that one popped up. seems to be the only image of it on the owner's flickr unfortunately. looks fun! (except for the red bits).

That looks fun.

Certainly solves any clearance issues the Steamroller has.

Thanks for the info. Where can I buy this frame online?

That's the kind of frame I would like. But I guess it is expensive, unfortunately...

Definitely looks like a great frame! But difficult to find!

EDIT: actually found some but it's quite expensive