Fixies Bring your old bike back to life! Soma I built this Soma for my son to use in Hawaii while going to school. Here are the details: 55cm Soma Rush White Primo Crank Spider with rocket ring, Animal platform pedals, Terry Fly Saddle, new blue KMC chain, new blue flip flop hub...set to fixed only!! Had a bit of fun wrapping the bars at the top for comfort and using New Origin track grips at the bottom. Surly Chain Tensioners Origin Stem and Bars Soma Everwear tires (with blue stripes).
Peugeot This 70's Peugeot bike is in the neighborhood of 30 years old, so finding decals was a bit of a challenge. What we did find seemed to work wonderfully and with the addition of the cream head tube, really set off this classic bike. Click on an image below to see
the Fixies gallery for the 70's Peugeot.
The original Peugeot had Mavic Racer center pull brakes, a leather brooks saddle, simplex gearing and 27" wheels. After a great deal of pondering, we decided to redesign this old favorite as a fixie, or in our case a single speed. Creating a new fixie from an old frame gives the bike new life and the owner a new very enjoyable light ride. In coming months, we will dedicate more and more space to fixie conversions, in the mean time try www.fixedgeargallery.com for some new ideas for that old friend hanging in your garage. What we like about this project is the cost. The only new items added were the seat post, pedals and BB, the rest of the parts are from old bikes we had laying around. The total cost of the project was only $250(including new paint). The weight was greatly reduced when we discarded the old gearing and drive system. The rear cog is a bmx 16t freewheel mounted on a 35 year old steel wheel. The bottom bracket is a new shimano bb and crank is a Shimano RSX 3 ring crank(we pulled the two smaller rings), this gives us a 46x16 gearing. This gearing works great around most gently rolling areas of Cincinnati. Most of the weight reduction came from the losing the old crank and BB. For more info on fixed gears try www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed/index.html. Bottecchia This is a late 1960's Bottecchia which we restored with paint and decals, then built up as a fixie conversion. Click on an image below to see the Fixies gallery for the 60's Bottecchia.
Motobecane Mirage This is Sam's 1973 Motobecane Mirage. This is the perfect example of what to do if you have a bike hanging in the garage and a box full of parts in the basement. We rebuilt the open pro rims into a freewheel/fixie and used Sam's spare parts (dura-ace crank, open pro wheels, salsa stem, terry saddle) to finish this fixie. The bike is light, quick, and very responsive. Click on an image below to see the Fixies gallery for the 1973 Motobecane Mirage.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
