Advice on buying first bike... eBay

Google Sheldon Brown (R.I.P) fixed gear conversion he will have all the info you will ever need.

The bike you linksed to at the top would require a new hub to be fixed up so it is expensive for a shit bike that still needs work.

ok thanks but its one thing reading it but another buying the parts and fitting it. can i give the frame to some1 and they can do it for me, like in a shop or something. i just kno im gonna waste money on parts that dont fit or arent compatible.

its a rite of passage

man/ woman up, open you wallet and your tool box.

or take it to BLB and pay them lots.

mike84 ok thanks but its one thing reading it but another buying the parts and fitting it. can i give the frame to some1 and they can do it for me, like in a shop or something. i just kno im gonna waste money on parts that dont fit or arent compatible.

Read up about conversions in general
Google you questions first then search here the ask here lotts of help to be had. Learn to build a wheel or people on here will do it for 15- 10 gbp labor. You will make mistakes but they will not be that bad. Just make sure you do up your cog and lock ring tight. :)

ok i need a challenge. first thing strip it, then buy new 700c wheels, and the rear wheel must have a flop flop hub.
wheres the best place to buy them from.?

mike84 make me an offer. and how do i go about fixing that old racer bike on gumtree. chainring bolts? lost

I offered you some advice... not $€£.

Here's more: buy new back wheel with fixed/free hub, probably needs to be 126mm or 130mm (measure the frame across the rear stays to check). Remove old wheel with gears. Remove Deraillieur. Remove paraphernalia associated with gear-changing. Affix new wheel. Put chain on. Get on it and ride it. It's not rocket surgery.

best internet bike part dealer cheep

OCD Shit dude thats cheap how much was your back wheel?

a pint wasnt it?

XD

TheBrick(Tommy) [quote]
Google you questions first then search here the ask here .

hub fixed - Google Search

http://www.londonfgss.com/search/?PostBackAction=Search&Keywords=hub&Type=Topics&btnSubmit=Search

also try sjscyles

Run away!

has that chain got lichen on it?

ok im off to fix my bike ill let you know how it goes, thanks for all the help.

Fixed FAQ
Have fun!

hippy

Run away!

looks like the chain ring is made of plastic :)

hey i jus did it all in the fading light aswell. so now i need a new rear tyre and a 1/18 chain. will it if on one of the 3 cogs near the pedal, im thinkin the middle one.?

you need a 1/8th chain and it depends, but it will work with 3 32nds just not as nice as it would mesh with a 1/8th chain ring. you will need to get new bolts or add spacers to make up for the rings you take off

mike84 hey i jus did it all in the fading light aswell. so now i need a new rear tyre and a 1/18 chain. will it if on one of the 3 cogs near the pedal, im thinkin the middle one.?

I think you're leaving all the old chainwheels/cogs in place, is that right? If that's what you're saying I think you'll have to keep your original 3/32 chain, 1/8" won't fit the cogs on the back or front sets.

Go for the middle ones front and back so the chain is straight and make it tight-ish by removing links and/or moving back wheel's axle. A droopy slack chain might fall off.

Then again I might have got the wrong end of the stick there!

http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=10089

if i buy these wheels, are they ready to be put on my bike and is the rear wheel fixed, or will i have to buy a flip flop hub off hubjub.com

I'm a relative newbie as well, but (hope I'm right) they look like standard "geared" wheels. That means there hub on the rear wheel is not suitable for fixed only for single speed.
Much better to get a track rear wheel off the bay or to get one built for you.

23" frame to fit a 5'6" person
im not too sure on that lol

Track wheel set on ebay finishing in an hour and a bit:
300194279197
Good rims, don't know about the quality of quando hubs though.

yeh ill buy them thanks mate. but the chain is very droopy when i tried to attach it.does that mean i have to buy new cranks. thinking of http://www.hubjub.co.uk/sugino/sugino.htm, rd messenger crank 45 pound 44t
then a 1/18 rear sprocket, 18t, and then buy the 1/18 chain, is that a fail proof plan.?
44t crank which rear sprocket size should i choose.? which one is easy to pull skids with.?

those wheels are a no, they are for a geared bike and they say bontager on them all ways avoid things that say bontager on them.... except tires.

*spend money get good stuff*

buying cheepo bits just costs you more over time and you have to pay tube fare while your ride is broken down

Google track hub to see what one looks like. read peoples reviews they write them to help you.

this page has a ton of resources that you have obviously just ignored, so there they are again. 1 google, it will answer all your questions. 2 Sheldon Brown (RIP) his site will answer almost all your questions, and 3 this forum.

Mike84 - which bike are you fixing - the Muddy Fox I presume?
It needs 26 inch (MTB) wheels, not 700c (road bike size) like the ones you are looking at!
Don't rush, do your research, it will save you dollar..