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@simonw7
damn i'm just starting to realise that my first fixed gear cnversion project which will be completed this week after several months planning and execution is a FUBAR.
Old 1970's Dawes Windsor road bike, don't know frame size, BB height 250, 170mm cranks, on 700c x 25 tyres :(
Not ridden fixed before - now realising I'm quite likely to get a pedal strike and fuck myself up a bit the first time I go around a corner (and worse, embarass myself in public)
Maybe not even a 165mm crank swap can save me. Looks like I will now have to replace the only part of the original bike that remains. Anyone recommend a good affordable frame?
At this point I should also say that of all the guides I looked at relating to conversions (and there were many) I NEVER ONCE saw anyone mentioning this pitfall (and wasn't clever enought to think of it all by myself...)