Asking for a little help with my first fixee bike...

Hi guys,

I've put together almost all the components for my fixee bike, and was wondering if I could get help from anyone on the forum with the following two issues:

1) Cutting down the forks (too long right now). Have a hacksaw, but would like to see if anyone has experience.

2) Fitting the chain. Don't know how to do it, and I think you have to have a tool?

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Always a good start...

If you can't fit a chain I'd steer well clear of the hacksaw!

If you leave the steerer long it allows the wheel to drop into potholes whilst riding which stops you falling off.
For the chain you need to go to a bike shop and ask for a chain knot which you use to tie the two ends together.

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Classic.

SCOTT !

To adjust the chain you will need a chain breaker

THis will allow you to " open the chain " and remove links
PARK TOOLS CHAIN BREAKER

As for the fork you ideally should put as much of the headset onto the fork then cut the end, where you cut will be rough and uneven and will be difficult to get the headset on afterwards, hacksaw is fine just cut it longer than you think and add a spacer or two rather than cut it too short and completely mess the fork up.

1) Cutting down the forks (too long right now). Have a hacksaw, but would like to see if anyone has experience.

I usually do them halfway between the dropouts and the crown, on each side. Or, just do one leg for a kind funky cannondale styleee monofork.

Sorry....yeah, i meant chain breaker. :)

doodle

If you leave the steerer long it allows the wheel to drop into potholes whilst riding which stops you falling off.

I like that - front suspension ghetto style.

Or don't cut the forks down. Keep them super-long and whack like 9 spacers in, put straight bars on and have a really upright riding position. That's what my mate who has a bad back did and he kept that for 9 years, til it got stolen.