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@kitsunegari
I have just gotten a bicycle with horizontal dropouts off the Bay. I'm going to strip it and convert it to my first fixed gear bike. I'm not too knowledgeable other then giving my bikes a regular service.
I live in Cambridge and it's very flat with slight inclines, so I figured 42/15 would do, I think I'll get a 16 on the other side as well. I'm not sure whether to go 1/8" or 3/32". With double fixed do I need to get locknuts? When wheels are marked as 32h, what does that mean?
I was after some recommendations for wheels, as I will need new ones. I see Mavic mentioned a lot, I'm after black wheels (cosmetic importance!), are they good? I've also seen that the Halo Aeros are reasonably priced on Ebay.Or should I look elsewhere?
TIA.