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  • Bought this few days ago i no its not olds skool kool its my first road bike always been into moutain bikes and bmx etc

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170230583195&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=007

    But she will be a nice commuter i think.
    Going to get rid of the tenstioner and either make some super shot chain tugs or find a ratio with a halflink chain that works.

    And to go fixed either ghetto it and weld up the cassete freehub or splash out on a surly fixxer thingy if it would work or a whole new wheel if needs be.(any other ways?? to go fixed)

    what do think for 200 quid?

  • very good deal

    2 sets of wheels
    did he mean 2 pairs?

  • i'd say excellent buy! a steal no less.

  • yeh 4 wheels all together

  • Needs a rear brake on an asap basis.

  • why not try a white industries eccentric bottom bracket or rear hub, expensive, but you wouldn't have to fiddle with the tension, or use ahalf link chain

  • would a normal hub work with those spokes? looking up the bb

    it has horzontal dropouts there just short i will see how short when i get it. might get away with short chain tugs

  • ^ u need a special hub

  • ^ u need a special hub

    yeh i thought as much. ill have a fiddle when i get it

    ill find a way

  • you bought a road bike, because you wanted a fixed ride. OK.

  • you bought a road bike, because you wanted a fixed ride. OK.

    yeh i have always been a fan of kleins as i am from a mountain biking background. yeh its a road bike no reason it can be fixed nothing good is ever easy

  • whats 'good' about it as a fixed ride?

  • just got to find that 'magic' gear

  • whats 'good' about it as a fixed ride?

    well its going to be i nice blend of what i like and what i want from a road/fixed bike

    i will be commuting 6 miles a day with hardly any hills so one gear suits me as there is less to break, i have been running ss on my bikes for just over 5 years and i want to try a fixie of my own and this seams like the perfect time to do it and a good excuse to buy a 5th bike lol. i guess i have stuck to what i know by buying a mountain bike brand but i have always had a soft spot for kleins.once i put my own mark on it it will be "me" just like all my other bikes

  • mate, do whatever you want, it's fine. red is a fast colour too or so i've heard.

  • take the brakes off it will look better

  • yeh i heard that too lol. dont think its going to stay red tho. i can never leave anything alone

    Brakes will be coming off.

  • I think you should leave it red and original, it will sell better on retrobike when you get bored of it/want to move on.

    Nice though.

  • what do think for 200 quid?

    Excellent !

    I love Klein frames, very nice, even nicer for £200.

  • any other ways?? to go fixed

    Depending on how much 'meat' you have on the dropouts you may be able to file a little more out of them to give you some movement.

    Got a close up of the dropouts ?

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