Wanted: Alan or bianchi Pista

Posted on Fri 3rd, December 2010

• #1

gregaldo

Im after a 56-57 cm alan or a 2010 bianchi pista. Can anyone help out at all. Cash waiting.

Finally im pretty new on to fixies but really have the bug-Can anyone tell me if a pista fixie can be converted to a free wheeler?

Thanks in advance

Greg
• #2

OmarLittle

Buy that condor potenza frame that was floating around yesterday, muchbetterer.....
• #3

mattty

Can anyone tell me if a pista fixie can be converted to a free wheeler?

Yes, but there is no drilling for a back brake, so you would need to drill it or clamp one on.
• #4

hazzus

You'll have to part with lots of time and money to get an Alan Pista!

You can convert any bike with long dropouts/trackends to single speed, it just depends on your rear hub (fixed, free or fixed/free). Most track frames from about 1970 onwards will not be drilled for a rear brake, which you should really use as you can't brake the rear wheel by resisting the momentum of the rear wheel like you can on a fixed wheel.
• #5

TheorySwine

Quite a few Alan's come up for sale here, particularly from over Holland. Keep an eye out for the sale threads of SimplexNL in particular, rih, peter v and maryann. SimplexNL is your best bet - I picked up an Alan from him.
• #6

lduberti

Alan Pista no doubt

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