My First Fixie/SS Project

[Waynehans]

Ok so I haven't owned a Road bike since about 1995. Just been doing MTB. Other day CWC had an auction on a frame and fork and I decided to bid and build up a toy. I won the auction and got my frame and luckily a fork aswell.

 

R925 Marcello Mach 4. Alu frame and fork

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0110.jpg

 

Next day went to LBS and got a headset and BB. Nothing special, just cheapies!

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0112.jpg

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0113.jpg

 

Had my old Easton EA70 Stem, so I will use it for now. Will still play with spacers etc later.

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0114.jpg

 

Friend of mine had these old cranks lying at home and sponsored me them. I have sent them to a buddy to strip down and having them polished up. Just struggling to find a new chainring as it is a 104 Pitch and 5 hole, not alot of them around!!!

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0111.jpg

 

I am now starting to look for wheels first, and then will decide on SS/Fixie!

[Tuxstir]

Hi Wayne

Great looking bike, should make a nice SS,

Due to your vertical drop outs I would not bother with the idea of fixie, as you most likely will need a tensioner, something a fixie cannot have,

Have you thought of what bars you want on there?

 

[Waynehans]

Hi Wayne

Great looking bike, should make a nice SS,

Due to your vertical drop outs I would not bother with the idea of fixie, as you most likely will need a tensioner, something a fixie cannot have,

Have you thought of what bars you want on there?

 

Cool, Single speed is the way I'm leaning. Bars I have no idea yet, still looking around at what I can see and get!

[Niel1]

Cool, Single speed is the way I'm leaning. Bars I have no idea yet, still looking around at what I can see and get!

Flat bars is the way to go on single speed! Or bull horn bars. Take normal road bars, turn it upside down, chop the drops off and KAPOW, theres your bullhorn bars!

[Flowta]

Ok so I haven't owned a Road bike since about 1995. Just been doing MTB. Other day CWC had an auction on a frame and fork and I decided to bid and build up a toy. I won the auction and got my frame and luckily a fork aswell.

 

R925 Marcello Mach 4. Alu frame and fork

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0110.jpg

 

Next day went to LBS and got a headset and BB. Nothing special, just cheapies!

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0112.jpg

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0113.jpg

 

Had my old Easton EA70 Stem, so I will use it for now. Will still play with spacers etc later.

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0114.jpg

 

Friend of mine had these old cranks lying at home and sponsored me them. I have sent them to a buddy to strip down and having them polished up. Just struggling to find a new chainring as it is a 104 Pitch and 5 hole, not alot of them around!!!

 

http://i368.photobucket.com/albums/oo130/waynehans/Marcello/IMG_0111.jpg

 

I am now starting to look for wheels first, and then will decide on SS/Fixie!

 

104???? you sure it's not 110 or 94 ???

[Niel1]

104???? you sure it's not 110 or 94 ???

Stronglight does a 104BCD crankset... only problem: Finding 104BCD chainrings.. even 135mm is hard to find. Most popular is the track cranksets that is 144BCD

[Waynehans]

Hey guys, Jip it is definately 104, tried 3 shops now. I have got this one polished up for now, so lets see!!

[Flowta]

Hey guys, Jip it is definately 104, tried 3 shops now. I have got this one polished up for now, so lets see!!

 

Ok, if you get stuck you might have to get some made up.

 

I know of one hubber that does lazer cutting.

https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/101054-single-speed-projects/page__st__672