ok so im onto my second build now
my first build was my roadie:
ok so to start i picked up a old cannondale road bike off ebay for pretty cheap
this is it:
came with some decent part
velocity rims with dura-ace hubs
shimano 600 cranks
carbon forks
shimano 105 brakes
unknown italian handlebars
i then got down to disassembling everything
then stripped the paint
thats all i had time for today
tomorrow primer and paint
im going for a matte black
i really like those older cannondale frames, look forward to the build
just ordered a Nitto 100m NJS Stem
are the dropouts vertical? hard to tell in the pics
The dropouts look identical to my Apollo roadie, which don’t allow any adjustment. Papa, you re-building this bike into a fixed gear? If the dropouts aren’t adjustable you’re gonna have serious problems getting the right chain tension…
yeh converting it into a fixed gear…didnt even think about tension issues…ill see what happens
yeh, definitely vertical. There’s a bloke selling an ENO hub on BNA, $200.
magic gear ratio, round file, you might be ok. rookie mistake
ok so i need some help…i have a quando wheelset and the rear hub is too small… what do i need to do to make them fit?
Ok so you have a road bike frame, which will mean the dropouts are spaced to 130mm. The wheels you have most likely have a hub which is 120mm long. You need a new axle. A longer one.
heres what ive done today:
frame was primed:
carbon forks cleanrf up:
cleaned shimano 600 headset:
This is a good place to start for your spacing and vertical drop-out issues. Make sure you read the part about chainline too.
elepea says:
magic gear ratio, round file, you might be ok. rookie mistake
You could also try:
b[/b] using a ‘ghost’ chainwheel (see the ‘ghost’ chainring between the captain’s chainwheel and the stoker’s chainwheel on this tandem - CTC Forum • View topic - Pictures of your bike(s) - it looks cool but I don’t know whether its really practical in the long run); and/or
b[/b] a half link chain connector or a half link chain (which should double your chances of getting your ‘magic gear ratio’ - see Shackle 85 Link Half Link Chain ),
to try and get good chain tension with vertical dropouts.
Of course, if you use any of those solutions you will still lose tension as your chain “stretches” – so you really want some way that you can easily adjust the chain tension. I reckon the best solution is to get an experienced frame builder to change the your vertical dropouts to track ends, or (failing that) to use an ENO eccentric hub.
Let it be known that the use of a ghost chainwheel will also double your awesome.
Looks dangerous…Do it.
cheap wheelset
with tyres worth about as much as the wheels.
ok so just test fitted rear wheel…its 4mm or 5mm to small on either side
do you think it can be fixied with just axle spacers?
its looking good so far!
btw how much was the nitto stem
got it for $65aud shipped from eBay