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@michael-houstoun
Hey guys, ive finnally got my dads old bike, is a raleigh clubman... nice lugs not stunning like some old frames but still nice looking, wat tips/advice can you give me a far as converting it to fixed? i would like it to be a rolling project so i can stil use it so obviously the most important thng is a new running gear and wheel set, can i use 700cc wheels on it, i think it has 27 inch wheels at the moment also is there any where where i could get deep v style rims in a wheel set for under £100 or is that just being unreasonable?
i have seen and read threads on painting frames as well, do you think i should just use the strip,prime,sand,prime,sand,color,sand,color,sand,coulor,sand clearoat? just with spray cans?
and if any body wants and old old raleigh parts
then give me a shout as i plan to replace it all however nice the campy down tube levers look... and before i get told how shit raleigh parts are, ive been told and i think some of this stuff is allright considering that its still working after all this time, any idea how old it is its a deep crimson with scroll like writing on it?
1 last thing, should i get a carbon fork? and use a quill adapter?
ans to keep cable routing to a minimum what do you think of using a norml stem and drilling a hole in the forks and running the brake cabe down the steerer and then having the cable come p to the brake, would it work? i have enough clearance for a brake cable?
Thanks for any help guys
mike