Newbie Needs to Know If She Can Convert This

Hey Guys,

Given that I don't know a great deal about converting bikes into single speeds (other than you don't want vertical dropouts), would it be possible for you to tell me whether I could use this as the frame etc for a fixed conversion? Or to a flip flop hub, anyway.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170528698884

yes.

Only if you keep the giant reflector on the back.

Hehe, I hadn't actually noticed the reflector!

a, yes
b, if you win it

Looks good for a first project.

Hope you win it.

Love the mini mudguards.

Got some rusty ones from a Carlton Continental that I keep meaning to get re-chromed and fit them to my Bob Jackson.

I would really like a Carlton, would actually be my first choice. But I need a small frame size and have yet to come across one of that size on ebay etc.

Ask the seller if the seatpost and stem still move freely.

Yeah stem and seatpost can be a real killer where problems are rife!!!

I don't think it should present too many problems, it's already running single speed...

Oops reading fail, Sturmy Archer, no probs same chainline...

Cool. Thanks for the encouraging comments. Heh, will need a hell of a lot more advice if I do get it. Plenty more questions to come yet!

Am probably being fairly thick, but given that it says it's a 3 speed, howcome it looks as though it's single speed?

internal gear hub. its a lovley colour. x

I think it's gorgeous as is, oil in the hub gear, new cloth bar tape, check brakes/tires, adjust saddle height, good to go...

Dibs on the Sturmey Archer if you're getting rid of it.

Yep, nice enough. Be sure the seatpost isn't stuck would be the only caution.

^It's chromed steel, less likely to be as stuck as Ally...

I think it's gorgeous as is, oil in the hub gear, new cloth bar tape, check brakes/tires, adjust saddle height, good to go...

This.

I'd save the money on a new wheel by getting the one that's on re-trued and buy new tyres. If you're a newby then you might be glad of a couple of gears to get you going!

Lol.

Shades of Dark City...

I think it's gorgeous as is, oil in the hub gear, new cloth bar tape, check brakes/tires, adjust saddle height, good to go...

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