My Fixie Project

So on my way back to town from the airport i got in touch with a guy selling an old road bike for 35 bucks, he said there were some problems with it so i started thinking about other options for the bike. Almost immediately i chose to go Fixed Gear with it. I got the bike, rode it half way down the road and the chain came off, the shifting is totally old school, and the tires are probably 20 yrs old. but the frame alone is easily worth 35 bucks so i said i'd take it.

got a chance tonight to take a crack at it, went out and bought a basic work tool and went to work breaking it down to its frame and removing every unneeded component. took me an hour or two but for someone who's never worked on a bike i'd say i did pretty good

I'll keep this updated as i go along, haven't decided on the specifics of my fixie (rear sprocket type, gear, etc) but i'll keep you guys updated as it goes along

This is where started



This is where i ended



This is most of what came off



This is probably part of the shifting problem:

Crankshaft bearing (as it should look, more or less)


Crankshaft bearing (the other one in there)



There were 11 bearing rolling around in there when i took it all apart

hope you guys like it..... oh and i got the chain off with just a leatherman and some brute strength

oohh.... looks like a fun project johnny... i used to work on mah mountain bike back in high school









i'd wash the tire spokes individually wat a nerd :roy:

i kinda want a bike...but eh...no time...or space...

DarkSideAccord said:

oohh.... looks like a fun project johnny... i used to work on mah mountain bike back in high school









i'd wash the tire spokes individually wat a nerd :roy:

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It's a freaking mountain bike you flat lander it's supposed to be dirty

I am gonna build myself a fixie soon. You should get a nice wheel set.

i saw this thread before i went to work...then i read this at work and thought of you

Man, that guy wasted his money, you dont need to spend 8 grand on a fixie

it was probably a race bike, all CF, etc

mine should cost less that 200 total

CrosCntryAccord said:

it was probably a race bike, all CF, etc

mine should cost less that 200 total

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that's what i thought initially until i read it and it said:

"It has no brakes and is a fixed gear bike that doesn't coast but works like a big wheel, so if you want to slow down you pedal backwards or lock your knees."

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i read it too, the frame, wheels, chainrings, etc that can all run up a steep cost if you're an idiot like that guy