All,
I live in a nth Queensland city where fixie and single speed has not caught on. I mainly ride a Single speed roadie to commute and train on.
I have in my possession a high end italian mid 1980 steel frame. I was riding it about 6 years as my regular training bike, although it was a bit big. It will make an awsome fixie.
Do i get rid of the cable guides, derailleur hanger and front derailleur braze-on or will this upset the cycling gods.
Will bending the frame back at the rear( i opened it up to fit 9 sp (130m)) stress it too much, or would a spaced axel still look the goods?
Don’t do it, sell it to a person that will appreciate a high end Italian 80’s bike and fix something else, get a track bike that is your size,
Or do a swap
What is it by the way?
Definitely not worth. Just leave them on, you won’t even notice the braze-ons when you are riding the thing, then when you are sick of it, and it’s passed on to someone else, they aren’t stuck without the option of putting gears back on it.
Yep thats what I thought, passit on to some one that will appreciate it and use somethng else. Olmo by the way. the only two gents left at the company in Italy can’t remember the name but think it is the top of the range olympic special, due to the lugs and welds.
Put up the specs of the Olmo and the size frame you want for your fixie.
Heaps of bikes here and you will find what you want without hurting the Olmo.
If you live in Nth Qld finding a track frame should be no problem at all. I picked up an amazing Perkins in Rockhampton a few months back, the fellow in the shop said the guy he was selling it for had two identical and the other one was up for grabs too at the same price. he claimed there was a large track scene up there. Get looking!
Well the Meares’ do hail from Rocky don’t they?
Rocky, 8 hours south. I went looking at others rides on this site today, and I am going with the best of both worlds. keep all the guides and hangers on. Covert it to a flat bar fixie. If that person who would kill for a retro rebuild really wants it, everything is already there. Thanks to pip, snail and supermaxpower for making me think straight.
Im thinking deep blue with orange Deep V’s. Is the taper on Campag bottom bracket only compatible with campy, or will miche truativ or anything else fit.
Pictures to follow when the Rudd man pops money into my account to buy a few bits. Yes blakey Meares sisters do come from rocky.its.
Please don’t hurt the Olmo.