Advice on buying first bike... eBay

provenrad 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..

Yep don't rush your research. Your bike MAY have enoguh room for 700cc wheels which could make for a nice rasiing of the bottom bracket for reduced pedal strike.

i found this, its on a fixed hub it says so should be perfect.

http://www.trials-uk.co.uk/product.aspx?productid=1255

put some slicks and ill be away

yeh i prefer the 700c road tyres. how will i know if i have enough room, i thinking of buying 165mm cranks so that will help.

mike84 i found this, its on a fixed hub it says so should be perfect.

http://www.trials-uk.co.uk/product.aspx?productid=1255

put some slicks and ill be away
not fixed!

oh i thought it said it was. so why cant i put 700c wheels on a moutain bike.?

wheel might be too big

sugestions:

1. get a cheapo mtb rear wheel, with screw on type hub, left hand drive (only if u manage to get the chain tension right)
   
2. change the rear hub u are using now
   
3. get a proper fixed
   

Pistanator is selling a decent wheelset on another thread

oh my god.

have you thought about buying a Langster?

nope i wanted a fillmore really but i rather build this bike now since i stripped it today. anyways, i heard that a 26 mtb fully inflated tyre is not much bigger than a 700c, theres a 3cm gap between the front fork and the wheel right now with my 26 on, do you think i can fit the 700c on.?
or i should jus go down evans with my stripped frame and check.

mike84 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
Mike I think you need to chill.
http://soniccycles.co.uk/products.php?id=102&cat=6
that's a good set of built track wheels. But slow down, start at the start, listen at bit more or you'll build a monster.
Either take some time or go and buy a Langster/Pista.

It sounds like a 700c will fit. You may have a couple of issues to watsh out for:
1 - properly adjusting your front brake, especially if you go for narrow roadie rims
2 - Width of regular rear track hubs is 120mm, your frame is 135mm.
You can get 135 fixed hubs from on-one / goldtec / others, but then won't be able to use the wheels on another frame.. unless you get a nicer $$ hub (goldtec?) where re-spacing kits are available to swap later.
That Courier comp is a solid machine, I personally would not choose lightweight wheels, but something like a 700c touring rim? but it really depends how heavily / badly you ride it.
If you go to evans you may regret it after getting thus far.. and they will think you are crazy.

Slack oh my god.

hahaha.

I concur!

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.

No pain, no gain, no straight chain!

I miss Sheldon

this is one of the best bikes around

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provenrad It sounds like a 700c will fit. You may have a couple of issues to watsh out for:
1 - properly adjusting your front brake, especially if you go for narrow roadie rims
2 - Width of regular rear track hubs is 120mm, your frame is 135mm.
You can get 135 fixed hubs from on-one / goldtec / others, but then won't be able to use the wheels on another frame.. unless you get a nicer $$ hub (goldtec?) where re-spacing kits are available to swap later.
That Courier comp is a solid machine, I personally would not choose lightweight wheels, but something like a 700c touring rim? but it really depends how heavily / badly you ride it.
If you go to evans you may regret it after getting thus far.. and they will think you are crazy.

Yep I agree.

RE 1. you will not beable to use the cantilever brakes but a long reach caliper brake should work fine. Get some washers to respace the rear hub out a little.

The only problem you may have is with chain ring clearance on a mbt for a 42 mm chainline depending on the size of chain ring you use. You can always get round this problem by crimping the chainstay.

Are you avin a laff? is he aving a laff?

[quote]tomasito this guy has been doing conversions for a while. He buys old racers, matches chain to bar-tape / grips and adds £100 to the price.

He started off this time last year at about £120 a pop. Now he's up to £200.

What on earth do you think gives you the right to say the above ??
How dare you infer that i simply add chain to bar tape / grips and charge £100 on top

i will be pursuing this ................. You will make a full and very public apology now please

hacked, just an FYI but truth is an absolute defense against liable, so i don't think tomasito will be making any apologies.

Hacked
How dare you infer that i simply add chain to bar tape / grips and charge £100 on top

Hacked, the great thing about inference is that it is my opinion (alone), and that it is based upon drawing conclusions from the available evidence. It's not exactly daring. I stand by my opinion. I'll also post some examples below so that others can make up their own minds.
You have posted elsewhere on the forum pretending to be a newbie and asking advice about conversions. I particularly enjoyed seeing this:

Hacked
And finally do you think a coloured chain and matching bar tape would finish it off ??

I think it really does. You match colours really well. I also think it adds £100 to the price of a bike if you are selling it to a naive trend-following wannabe who has just typed 'fixie' into ebay search.

And as for this....

Hacked
i will be pursuing this ................. You will make a full and very public apology now please

What did you have i mind. I mean, this forum isn't exactly public. How about a father's for justice style publicity stunt on top of admiralty arch, something along the lines of 'Hipsters love Hacker'? Ah, screw it. I don't feel compelled to apologise for making an inference based on the bikes you have sold.

...i'll look forward to your pursuit.

here are some examples of some cracking matching:

I've got no problem with you doing what you do - it's a healthy market. Your auctions contain the 'catchwords': messenger, fixie, fixed, courier, etc. and you probably have a nice market share of trendy people new to riding with a single gear. Go nuts - I'm all for market-driven prices. Your sizing has previously caught my eye as slightly misleading though: "25.5" Frame - would take rider between 5'-11" and 6'-6" " Whatever. charge what you can get, we're not going to stop you.

BUT. I won't apologise for my comment about matching chains to tape. The pics speak for themselves.

AND what the fcuk are you doing posing elsewhere on this forum as somebody needing advice on conversions, whilst simultaneously admitting here to being somebody who has converted perhaps 50 racers in the past year (inference again).
(" What do I need to do to build a decent SS?" / "do I need one or two brakes on a single speed" / "should I give the bike to my local bike shop and ask them to do the work for me" )

Agh bollocks. Now I've let you waste my time too. Never mind.

How odd - he seems to have gone quiet.

Hacked may be feeling a little hacked off at being rumbled.

my god those cranks are going to give me nightmears

Yeah, 175+mm on conversion frames with nice low bottom brackets

scrrrrrrraaape....crunch

and they are ugly as fat guy in a skin suit.

and those rings look like they want to bend. and you cant switch rings with out switching cranks.