Blog Entrywhat the.............Mar 24, '08 7:21 PM
for everyone

An old Raleigh steel track frame (pretty light too) and a collection of bits and the down the pub, work hack bike is born.

Proper track crank has 48 teeth on it, and the biggest rear sprocket i got is 18 so will that work. This site GEAR SIZE is handy for talking in old man speak and says thats 72 inches. So doing a quick check with 54-21 which is just useable up most hills round here that comes out as 69.5. So could be a bit tough, especially when knackered.

long time since a saw the fork offset done at the very bottom of a fork, very flimsy looking.


graham2 wrote on Mar 25
Don't take it off road - you'll lose your knackers on that top tube.
bikinggod wrote on Mar 25
Looks like me and you could start a club. Is it a fixie?
numplumz wrote on Mar 25
yeah
farts on fixies.
It was intended to be, and will be eventually. got two track wheels with it but they have ancient tub tyres on, took them apart and now need a 700c rim to lace on (any one got any old tat) The option to use a mtb disc front wheel with a sprocket bolted on it is there too, dont ned any braking surface, just need to make an axle/spacers for it.
needs some funkier bars too, just got flats on at moment.
bikinggod wrote on Mar 25
Charge slice bars look cool, as do the profile base bars, and are excellent for gurning up steep hills with.
bikinggod wrote on Mar 28
For inspiration and a little r & r at work
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/
carbonbob wrote on Apr 1
Jack just come to my emporium and will sort you out with a rim and sprocket (chainring maybe) depending on the PCD just let me know when you can make it PS all track bikes of that era 70/80s had a fork rake like that you dont need a long raked fork to get rid of the road vibration will make for a fun bike to ride very lively!!!
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