First time build questions

Hello there! First post after a week of lurking, looking at the bike porn.
Just wondered - has anyone heard of and/or used wheelandsprocket on ebay? And even more specifically, anyone got any ideas or opinions on these frame/forks?

The other question is - are BMX chains a safe bet to put on a fixie? Just that I've seen a few nice coloured BMX chains but am not sure if they'll be long enough for a 700cc setup (they'd be new)

Anyway, hope someone can help! I'll get back to perving over exotic Yamaguchi filth now...

the drop outs are a bit on the strange side:(

yeah and......

:)

Yeah - it ain't gonna win any beauty contests and the welds are a little on the functional side, but it's pretty cheap (even after dragging back from the states!)

I was thinking maybe I could fork out a bit of cash on having the top tube brake cable eyelets removed and have a slightly less 'gray' paint-job...

Out of interest, any tips (or previous threads) on where you guys favour for buying odds and sods?

Oh yeah - and how feasible is it to use a standard old double ring crank with just the one ring? Alignment issues likely?

Strange to be marketed as a "Track Frameset" yet have 3 braze-ons for a rear brake cable plus a rear drilling. If it was a complete bike I could understand, but something about that doesn't ring true to me.

yeah alignment issues will arise. for bits an bobs i would sergest: http://www.hubjub.co.uk http://www.wiggle.co.uk and to get wheels built theres this gezzer called andy who's got the skills check out http://www.fixedgearlondon.com

I like the colour. Also means you can get summat colourful (e.g. rims) and they'll look great next to it.

brett Strange to be marketed as a "Track Frameset" yet have 3 braze-ons for a rear brake cable plus a rear drilling. If it was a complete bike I could understand, but something about that doesn't ring true to me.

I can only guess it's intended more down the lines of an 'urban' track bike like your Langsters and Paddy Wagons with their dual brakes?

Cheers for the links too - ain't heard of that Hubjub place before!

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The auction is also for a 50cm frame. Are you on the short side? I wouldn't bother. UK all the way! (repeat, ad infinitum)

There are quire a few cheap fixed/track frames in the US, the bastards. Thing with shipping is you with have to pay for shipping, import duty and VAT. It quickly becomes as expensive as getting a new pukka frame over here, otherwise I would have a couple of Pake framesets lying around. IRO are cheap in the states too. Somas and Surlys don't cost anywhere near what we pay. Tis a shame that no one has sorted out medium scale shipping of these things as there is clearly demand for cheap fixed gear frames in the UK if ebay is anything to go by.

yeah hippy's right for once,theres plenty of frames in the uk,stick with them

aidan yeah hippy's right for once,theres plenty of frames in the uk,stick with them

I'm not giving you any of my Animal Mix for that! Hmmpf!

I noticed Edwards in Camberwell are now stocking track frames. Probably made in the far east, but the shapes looked good and the price was £129.99

hippy [quote]aidan yeah hippy's right for once,theres plenty of frames in the uk,stick with them

I'm not giving you any of my Animal Mix for that! Hmmpf![/quote]

they probably have gelatine in them anyway......eerrrr.....i didnt want any!!

there right to be called 'animal' mix!

I had steak and ale pie for lunch today after garlic snail starts.. mmm dead animal meat.. mmm meat... mmm :P

They're flavoured with apple juice....so one cancels out the other....that's how it works right?

oh yeah sorry.......

hippy I had steak and ale pie for lunch today after garlic snail starts.. mmm dead animal meat.. mmm meat... mmm :P

er..not sure about the land-based molluscs, man...

snails, for heaven's sake, they are slimy little shits that live in my back yard, just because some moustachioed parisian has soaked them in garlic does not make them a delicacy.

now, I've eaten brains, sheeps eyeballs, frogs legs and horses. but I draw the line at those slugs

ahhh no meat argument!!! im off!

RPM
now, I've eaten brains, sheeps eyeballs, frogs legs and horses. but I draw the line at those slugs

How many horses did you have?

in one sitting, or total to date?

aidan ahhh no meat argument!!! im off!

Sorry mate, I've enough veg friends to know better. There are far better things to take the piss with you pooface.

and RPM, snails are well nice!