08-14-2013, 12:54 PM
Hi,
I bought a bike frame a while back with the view to build a single speed / fixie. And I thought I'd put up a few photos to show you the progress to date. Keep in mind that this is my first build and its going to be done on a tight budget and as a result could take a couple of weeks/months!!!
Bought the frame back in June, and stripped paint back to bare metal and all looked good. Gave it a fresh coat of paint, a deep red, and a couple of coats of lacquer last week after buying, wheels, forks, seat post and seat on eBay. Next on my shopping list is headset, my forks are 1" threaded as I wanted an style quill stem, but the frame is 1 1/8", so I need to find a headset to suit, which I'm in the process of at the moment.
I'm still trying to make up my mind whether to go for a handlebar like the Fyxation rodeo bullhorn or the Pista drop handlebars along with a quill stem. I think once I have the front forks and stem on it'll be easier to make up my mind.
Then all thats left is a crankset and bottom bracket, still have'nt made my mind up what I want yet. (I'm between two minds, go for a track crankset or just buy a double crankset like a shimano from ebay and take the big ring off).
At the moment the bike has a fixed cog, so theres no need for brakes (yet!!!) I fitted a flip flop hub so it has both freewheel and fixed rear cog so I can decide at a later date what I want the bike to be.
Let me know what you think, and if you have any advice. (ie makes to use/not to use etc.) Any good websites/online stores based in Ireland or the UK that I can get a good price for items/advice etc.
Thanks for looking!!
Morgan
frame when I bought it:[/align]
Paint Stripped:
New paint, forks, wheels & seat post
Retro Seat!
[attachment=4381]
I bought a bike frame a while back with the view to build a single speed / fixie. And I thought I'd put up a few photos to show you the progress to date. Keep in mind that this is my first build and its going to be done on a tight budget and as a result could take a couple of weeks/months!!!
Bought the frame back in June, and stripped paint back to bare metal and all looked good. Gave it a fresh coat of paint, a deep red, and a couple of coats of lacquer last week after buying, wheels, forks, seat post and seat on eBay. Next on my shopping list is headset, my forks are 1" threaded as I wanted an style quill stem, but the frame is 1 1/8", so I need to find a headset to suit, which I'm in the process of at the moment.
I'm still trying to make up my mind whether to go for a handlebar like the Fyxation rodeo bullhorn or the Pista drop handlebars along with a quill stem. I think once I have the front forks and stem on it'll be easier to make up my mind.
Then all thats left is a crankset and bottom bracket, still have'nt made my mind up what I want yet. (I'm between two minds, go for a track crankset or just buy a double crankset like a shimano from ebay and take the big ring off).
At the moment the bike has a fixed cog, so theres no need for brakes (yet!!!) I fitted a flip flop hub so it has both freewheel and fixed rear cog so I can decide at a later date what I want the bike to be.
Let me know what you think, and if you have any advice. (ie makes to use/not to use etc.) Any good websites/online stores based in Ireland or the UK that I can get a good price for items/advice etc.
Thanks for looking!!
Morgan
frame when I bought it:[/align]
Paint Stripped:
New paint, forks, wheels & seat post
Retro Seat!
[attachment=4381]
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