Is it worth it? Will it fit?

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the fact that is has vertical drop outs is going to be a problem.... an issue that would put me off

Get a new wheel and chain for it, clean it up and sell it on. Use money to get another frame...

or get a paper clip and swap it until you get a house:)

aye.. the vertical dropouts isn't worth the hassle unless it's a reeeeeeaalllllyyy nice frame.. The money you'd spend on an eccentric hub compared to a normal hub is just about enough for another, more suitably, frame..

I'd say it's best turned (back) into a nice retro-ish road machine rather than trying to go fixed with it... I saw a Giant Peloton going up the stairs at Grenwich foot tunnel the other day, looked like a good bike.

Once my mate Marc found a Kona in a skip, complete apart of the wheels - it even had SPD pedals!!

Found a picture of another bike which is extremely similar to the one I found yesterday.

Like this, mine has a triathlon bar as well SPD (or something like that) pedals.

I spent my lunch break pulling off the (3!) water bottle carriers and applying WD40 to the rusted nuts. I think I'm going to simply restore this one, and find another frame for a single speed project.

Thanks for your comments guys.

Anybody got any suggestions for a 'cheap' but reasonable quality wheel to fill in the missing gap?

Mavic Open Sport

aidan or get a paper clip and swap it until you get a house:)

:) i'd go that route.

just look on ebay, loads of decent front wheels going for quite cheap.

i ride a peloton superlite converted to singlespeed. it looks about mid 90's. the dropouts were a small nightmare at first, stuck a tensioner on it and haven't had a problem since. i wouldn't write it off as a singlespeed. it rides great and it's purple. what else do you want?

Roberto Once my mate Marc found a Kona in a skip, complete apart of the wheels - it even had SPD pedals!!

that's because mountain bikers are so rich , they just throw stuff out.

seriously.

you should see the parts that get binned just cos they are last year's

RPM you should see the parts that get binned just cos they are last year's

they bin parts because they're last year's? seriously?

yeah they do but i just dont know where to find them... (dreaming up some ebay business plan)

rodies do it too, you can find them round some shops skips