townsend 27inch wheeled fixie

tbnewman

hey hey ,

well have been riding a friends fixie for acouple of months now i thought it was time i shud get my own and give it back , so i got myself a nice bike in need of some tlc

first things first , the bike , i cant find any info on it. when i got it it had townsend on the side and front and after doing some internet searches all i can come up with is some u.s. based company that only started acouple of years ago which obviously isnt it because its a 70's or 80's bike and i know that its been siting in my mates shed for about 20 years and has me really stumped
and the 2nd thing is im looking to get a rear wheel laced, i want to keep the original size 27 x 1 1/4 and get it laced to a flip flop hub, ive tred the 700c wheels on it and they just dont look wright to me because its a massive frame eventhough theres only 10mm in the difference ,

so basicly im just looking somewhere to get it done in dublin, and just looking for a round about price in getting it done ,

any info would be an amazing help , happy cycling

kumate_champ07

you can get 27 1/4 iso630 wheels on ebay from the Uk,

I have an old Raleigh racer with 58cm frame that Im converting to a fixie, when I stripped it and bought parts I didnt realise the wheels were an old size, it really limits your selection.

http://cgi.ebay.ie/BANKRUPT-27-x-1-1-4-PAIR-ALLOY-BIKE-WHEELS-SOLID-SIL_W0QQitemZ170383755743QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item27aba9c9df

They can make up a rear fixed wheel if you ask them

tbnewman

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

They can make up a rear fixed wheel if you ask them

ah cheers thats a big help might just fire off an email now, i wounder will there be problems with spacing and with the chain line.
youd think with the demand somebody out there would be making them

kumate_champ07

heres a full conversion kit(minus the front wheel)
http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200338718158&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_2288wt_941
not sure how much vat you would have to pay for that but they ship to Ireland


and a single rear fixed wheel from USA

http://cgi.ebay.ie/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120459993583&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_968wt_941

it says 110mm which is strange for a back wheel, thought its usually between 120-130mm, you'd have to check into that

it's mick

take the rim off your existing back wheel then have it rebuilt by chewie (from cultured which is now gone but i think he'll still build a wheel for you) for either 25-30 i cant remember which, using one of these hubs http://www.on-one-shop.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Rear_231.html

that should come to about 50 quid for a rear wheel which is pretty good. i suppose it all depends on whether chewie is still building wheels or whether you can find someone else to build it for you for a reasonable price though.


110mm was standard rear spacing back in the day btw. it's still used on some njs hubs too i think