im turning a beaut old steel frame into a fixie. beware - because all the components are essentially off track bikes they can be expensive. ive just ordered my rear wheel and its gonna set me back about £130 quid built - that said i am looking at fancy deep v wheels cos i want to take aesthetics into consideration buiding it. second hand ones can be picked up off the forum but they tend to be in fairly high demand due to the craze for the things in Laaaaaandan town. Can you build a wheel yourself? there is a tiny bike shop called ghb in manchester which do a rear wheel for i think £55 quid. i might have some parts and wheels available from the strip down of the old parts off the bike.
if you are in manchester, go to the bicycle doctor co-op which is in rusholme, look for the green bike just after the curry mile when heading out of town.
Quote from: chappers on June 06, 2009, 07:22:01 pmif you are in manchester, go to the bicycle doctor co-op which is in rusholme, look for the green bike just after the curry mile when heading out of town.Is the bicycle doctor the bike shop of choice for south manchester then? Having newly joined the world of bike owners, I need to know where the good independants are so I can splash some cash.
Have started hunting in earnest for the stylish, cheap, good looking frame that somehow everyone else has missed. My current bike has a 54cm/21" frame, measured from the centre of the BB to the top of seat tube. Recently had a proper bike fitting with Alex at La Biciclette he reckons that it's the perfect size for me. Should I only be looking at 54cm frames or can I go bigger/smaller?