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Thanks for the welcome and tips! You're right about the bb hight, didn't think of that yet. That's why you have to track stand at the traffic lights I guess. Riding fixed has crossed my mind a lot, but indeed not without brakes since I've never skid in my life and considering the traffic here combined with my clumsy self would be lethal. It's drilled feont and rear so no reason to ride without. Is riding fixed with a rear brake something frowned upon by y'all fixie fanatics?
btw Great Batavus you got there! Looks like a tight crit geo. What are those fenders may I ask?
damskodonny-
It might have been frowned upon back in the days but the tide has turned meaning that functional fixed gears with brakes are now en vogue. With the fork and bridge already drilled you can avoid the dilemma of having a road legal bike v keeping it in its original state. You could try a flip flop hub and see if you like it better as a fixed or a single speed. Cheers for the kind words for my batavus. The geometry is indeed pretty aggressive, it’s columbus slx and rides really well. The mudguards are sks longblades modded with a full extension to cover the tyre around the seattube. The three flaps are DIY additions.
Sig_Arlecchino
Welcome to the Forum :) That batavus track bike looks awesome. I also ride a 56cm batavus professional with riser bars and I really enjoy it. I generally prefer slightly ‘too small’ frames since I prefer the shorter top tube. Judging by the photos, it looks like you live in the netherlands so if I were you, I’d turn the track batavus into a single speed and keep the brakes.
P.s. keep in mind that the track bike has a higher BB, so the standover height of the 59 road and the 56 track should be fairly similar. So the bars won’t neccessarily be lower when measured from the ground but there will be more saddle to bar drop due to the high BB.