I had a 1960 schwinn continental in excellent condition that I had been thinking about turning into a single speed with some deep v gold annodized rims. It would have been sweet. I couldn't get myself to tear apart the bike because of how unique it was and the condition it was in. So I sold it to another RRB member that wanted to keep it original. Here is a picture of that bike and what I ended up getting to replace it.
The langster is not really my style, but it will do what I want it to. I picked it up from a guy I work with. I originally wanted to paint it just like the continental until I picked it up and saw how nice the paint was. Nascar style paint jobs aren't my first choice, but I would hate to repaint at this point. This particular frame had to be drilled after originally purchased to be able to have brakes. It was a track bike. I knew specialized was supposedly a good brand and I knew that this one weighed less than half of what my commuter weighed. It is in the 17 pound range. I re-geared it to 48 X 13. I don't have a lot of stop and go traffic to deal with so this works okay for me. I can get up hills at 17-20mph and on flat I keep it at 20-25mh with jeans on. I refuse to wear those nasty bike shorts. I really didn't know much about fixed gears or road bikes before buying this. I wasn't too excited for the fixed gear side, but that was the only way to get the gear ratio I wanted for a reasonable price so fixed gear it stays.
Now all of my other bikes feel like they are full of lead...
The langster is not really my style, but it will do what I want it to. I picked it up from a guy I work with. I originally wanted to paint it just like the continental until I picked it up and saw how nice the paint was. Nascar style paint jobs aren't my first choice, but I would hate to repaint at this point. This particular frame had to be drilled after originally purchased to be able to have brakes. It was a track bike. I knew specialized was supposedly a good brand and I knew that this one weighed less than half of what my commuter weighed. It is in the 17 pound range. I re-geared it to 48 X 13. I don't have a lot of stop and go traffic to deal with so this works okay for me. I can get up hills at 17-20mph and on flat I keep it at 20-25mh with jeans on. I refuse to wear those nasty bike shorts. I really didn't know much about fixed gears or road bikes before buying this. I wasn't too excited for the fixed gear side, but that was the only way to get the gear ratio I wanted for a reasonable price so fixed gear it stays.
Now all of my other bikes feel like they are full of lead...
