Hi guys.
Not been on a road bike much, but am trying to keep fit and find that getting out on the roads of my full sus MTB is quite slow. My brother has signed me up for the London to Brighton 100 next year. So naturally I want to beat him
I am going to be building up a road bike, I have bought a frame some clip in pedals tyres and tunes am now building up some wheels from 3 old wheels I picked up from a car boot sale this morning.
This is wheel 1:http://www.maltopia.co.uk/roadwheel1.jpg[ /IMG]
[IMG]http://www.maltopia.co.uk/roadwheel2.jpg[ /IMG]
Cost £5
Now I want to build up a front wheel from the rim of the rear wheel in this picture, onto the hub/spokes of the front wheel.
[IMG]http://www.maltopia.co.uk/roadwheels3.jpg[ /IMG]
I understand i can use the 32 hole rim on the 16 hole rim and just skip a hole each time. I got these 2 for £7 combined.
How easy is it to move rims? I can swing a spanner and happy with technical and complex tasks.[/quote]
I don't think it will be that simple. Spoke length is a very particular thing, and unless you're incredibly lucky the spokes from the rear wheel will be the wrong length for the front wheel. Why not just use the front as is? An Ultegra wheel for £7 is staggeringly good value.
[quote=Malt Vinegar]Also, the frame I bought has a 1.5 inch headset top and bottom, but it sems that most forks are tapered or 1 1/8. I assume it is normal to use an adaptive headset to fit whatever forks you choose in the end?[/quote]
What frame is it? How are you measuring that 1 1/2"? You can get 1 1/2" headsets, but that is the internal diameter of the headset bearing, for the steerer column.
[quote=Malt Vinegar]Looking forward to the speed and lightweight ride of a road bike :)[/QUOTE]
Aye, it's quite different compared to a mountain bike!