My friend passed away unexpectedly and I inherited his Masi Speciale Fixed. He was a messenger in Chicago for several years and we frequently talked about riding together but unfortunately never got the chance. I couldn’t bring myself to sell it. I’m trying to keep the bike and his spirit alive so I’ve been working on it and riding as much as I can. I’m new to fixie but loving it. I replaced the pedals, tires and changed to flat bar while I build some fixie experience/confidence.
It’s got 48/15&17. I sized up to 25c from 23c when I replaced the tires. I’ve been riding the 15t. I want to try the 17t but I can’t get tire clearance with the seat tube. I tried using a chain one link longer and was able to ride with the 17t. I tried to flip the wheel back to 15t with the longer chain but I ran out of dropout when trying to tension the chain. Is a 25c tire just too big or am I doing something wrong?
by shipreqk