im a newbie to bikes in general, need HELP! :-S im quite short (5'3) and finding it hard to find a small track bike under 50cm. 50cm bikes with 700cc wheels are uncomfortably high (tip-toeing when seated), is it possible to swap the wheels 650cc to make it smaller?
No, the seat stays will be too long to fit a smaller wheel on the back and you'd need different forks on the front.
Why are you concerned about being tiptoe when seated though? I'm shorter than you and do fine on 700c wheels (though I prefer 650c for racing). If you have your feet flat on the ground while seated on the bike, that would mean your saddle is too low...
No, the seat stays will be too long to fit a smaller wheel on the back and you'd need different forks on the front.
How about the Fuji Track SE? 650c wheels on that. I have one and use it to ride around town (it's got brake holes drilled) but I'm sure it would be fine on the track.
http://www.velodromeshop.org.uk/index.php?p=product&id=217
Islabikes also has a small track bike these days, http://www.islabikes.co.uk/bike_pages/reis.html
Why are you concerned about being tiptoe when seated though? I'm shorter than you and do fine on 700c wheels (though I prefer 650c for racing). If you have your feet flat on the ground while seated on the bike, that would mean your saddle is too low...