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i am asking for advice (not abuse from all the smart veteran fixie riders) as to what to do re
1) buy a new bike...(probably built at blb as they are part of the cycle to work scheme and i can fix it up to my own specs)
2) keep my 531 reynolds frame with forks and (try!) and convert it to a fixie (it is currently a questionable single speed as chain keeps on coming off as need new bracket etc)
advice?
i have a feeling the steel frame will never be as good a ride as an aluminium frame with carbon forks and the drop outs at the back are obviously not track drop outs. also the geometry of my reynolds is wider and when i tried a track fixie (orbea a10 dude) it seemed so much tighter to ride.
maybe best not to try and bastardise a road bike? or better to use a good quality frame and maybe change the forks to make it a smoother ride and once all the right bits are on ?
thanks