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I bought the Huffy Millenial from Wal-Mart and am in the process of building it up as a fixed gear with typical 700c box rims. Ballpark which brake reach is necessary?. I'll probably keep the stock fork, it is not setup for recessed brakes. I came across these two options and don't know which...

I kinda asked this already but I didn't quite get my answer. What makes a strong frame?. I want to build a FGFS bike, I found a 1 inch trick fork so the cruiser frames are back on the drawing board. Is a big box cantilever frame strong enough for tricking?. If not what makes a suitable frame for...

I bough this bike for 125 on Craigslist. It's my first road bike and it's been a journey lol. My question is. is there any reason I can't just attach a new 6 speed freewheel on the new wheelset I bought?. The hub is threaded for a freewheel cassette. I can't get the %^&* cassette off the old...

A light bulb went off this morning. Use a klunker for fgfs ,https://vimeo.com/23009860, instead of building up a specific bike. Then I remembered scenes of worlds dumbest where people maimed themselves using bikes for unintended purposes. I figured I'd better ask more knowledgeable folks first...

Walmart had a Huffy Millenia for 99.00. It's a 29er cruiser I snatched up hoping to convert into a fixed gear cruiser. I took some parts off with a multitool I bought at the same time. Hard to tell from the pic but it's huge. Super light too it has an alloy frame. Now for the problems with...

Hello all. I'm a little confused about this concept. I've looked up 69ers, browsed the mtb forums and what not and I've gotten conflicting answers from different people. My understanding is that 26" wheels with balloon tires are the same diameter as a 700c wheel with a real skinny tire. Am I...

I'm just getting back into bikes and found a lot of useful info on this site. I don't have a lot of gear yet so I probably won't be posting that often. Anyhow peace and happy riding :).