OT - WTB: Old Road Bike

[ggehrke at gmail.com (GGehrke)]

Haha.  Actually the fixed-gear obsession is not too terribly different
from how I do cars!  I've already got my hot carbon road bike (akin to
my BMW) but it's not something I want to beat on, leave chained to a
post at the grocery store, or have to bother with shoes and whatnot to
go to school.
Yet, in getting a "beater" I don't want a piece of junk.  I'd love to
find an older bike that I can load up with nice components (Phil Wood,
Chris King, Velocity, etc) and have a lot of fun on, but without the
weight and complication of deraileurs and brakes and such.  Sorta like
bolting $900 of wheels/tires to a $700 car - then adding coilovers,
P&P head, EFI (disclaimer: not installed) - but still painting it in
my garage - which I've done.

I've not decided if I want to go truely fixie yet.  I'll probably get
a flip flop hub so I can change my mind later.

Peter,
I'm thinking even 22" would be too large for me.  I meant to put in
the first mail that I'm looking for like 54cm.  If it's still
assembled, do you think you could measure the standover heights on
them?  (Ground to top bar)  What do the reear dropouts look like?
What sort of condition are they in?

-Grant-




On 7/9/07, Neptuno <neptunonc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Grant,
>
> Oh someone building a fix gear???? I never pegged you for a fixie.... Well,
> It could be worse you could be a pixie!
>
>  Well that is not to bad either, I loved the Pixies and boy could that Black
> Francis scream
>
> Ok I digress, everywhere I look in Ann Arbor the fixed gear craze is
> present....One would think a velodrome was near by... Maybe there is one?
> Anyhow if you see anything on CL in my area and you want me to snag it let
> me know.
>
> El T
>
>
> GGehrke <ggehrke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Looking for an older road bike. Prefer minimal components - just
> frame, fork, maybe bottom bracket, stem, headset, handlebars, brakes.
> Prefer horizontal dropouts, which were more common on older bikes,
> especially those built for the velodrome. A unique steel lugged frame
> would be awesome. Bianchi, Colnago, etc would be great but I know my
> chances of finding that are slimmer.
>
> Got anything cluttering up the garage? I'll give you a fair price for
> it and pay any associated shipping charges.
>
> I'm turning it into a cheap around-town bike. Planning to strip it,
> paint it an obnoxious colour (1- so you're seen in traffic, 2-less
> likely to be stolen), convert it to a single-speed drivetrain with
> decent quality components, narrow handlebars, front brake only, throw
> on some strong road wheels and ride it around. I have a nice carbon
> racing bike, but I don't want to ride that into town or to school.
>
> Part of me is thinking, too, that it'd be fun to have an italian road
> bike from the 70's or 80's to go with my italian designed 1980 VW.
> Colour match them and take them to shows, I think it'd add a unique
> element.
>
> -Grant-
>
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