My second Fixie - Vintage Racer

[ChopperOlli]

Hey, this project have been under construction since spring.
In summer when I was in Slovenia I made another fixie, so I did
have already some experiense of these bikes when I continued it
now in autumn.

Bike is late80's Peugeot (I found stamp "1988" from brakes)
which I wanted to convert "barn find 1920's Track bike".
I dint wanna make straight copy of that era, so I let space
for some nowadays parts.

Original wheels were tubes, which I replaced whit some semi deep
rigidas. Those rims I sand more round and painted them "patina black".
On rear wheel I made regular spoking and in front "old style" direct spoking.
Tires are black shwalbes.

Rear hub is 20's NewDeparture Racer which I welded fixed.
Front hub is same age F&N. BB and Cranks are from 30's
ladies bike and found from swamp. Pedals are Peugeots own.
Cranks I will shorten 1,5cm when I get my gas bottle back.

Chains are 5/8" and thats why 44-18 sprockets looks so big.
Actually I got idea for whole bike when I get that front chain ring.

Here is pics of bike when I already change some stuff:

-Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

Next step was to modifie rear frame.
I wanted to make it more short and change drop outs.
I shorten it 4cm.

Heres start point:

more pics of this modification here, sorry Finnish explanation

-Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

Frame almost ready:

4cm was "a bit too much", so I needed to cut seat tube:

I welded piece of old fender on hole:

I replace support between vertical rear frame tubes:

-Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

First handlebar was from old ladies bike, just turned upside down.
This old narrow track drop beauty I got from MrVelo

Front hub, old F&N from 30's:

-Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

After first rides:

-Olli

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

i like the look of the seat tube cut out. that was popular among top end criterium frames in the 80s. my friend raced a Biemazeti (or something like that, can't remember name) like that and still has it. nice job. i like this bike.

 

[ChopperOlli]

Because of "old rusty details" I wanted to make patina paint on it:

Now I'm waiting those bare metal places to rust.

Same pics bigger here

-Olli

 

[ChopperOlli]

Still there will come some "patina" grips and some other detailing.
Bike is quite light, even that it has all those "real steel" parts.
Its also really cool to drive.

-Olli

 

[Boardtrack fan]

Another beauty Olli. Nice work.

 

[blink]

yeah, very nice work.

 

[ratina]

Another awesome build! Love all your work.