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@Booga
Hi guys,
I'm new here and I'm planning on building my first fixie, I want to spend as little as possible as I don't have much cash and I've just been offered some wheels from a guy on a local freecycle group.
Here's what he says:
"I have a couple of ancient racing wheels somewhere in the garage, the rear
will have a double-sided hub, a worn out Cyclo 5 speed freewheel on one side
and a fixed gear on the other. The last time it was used in anger was for a
hill climb race in Devon, over 40 years ago . . . .
BUT, these wheels are "sprints" ie they need tubular tyres, expensive, fragile
and demanding of the mechanic,
AND the spokes are a gauge that is no longer used and they are very floppy by
modern standards, which is how the wheel builder thought best back in the
Dark Ages when I had them built.
I last used these wheels for Summer riding maybe 30+ years ago"
Are these worth getting at all? (they are free) would the hubs be of any use? (to me or to anyone?) I kind of like the idea of a flip/flop hub that I can use fixed or freewheel. Or would I be better off buying a new/newer wheel?