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jgmu97

Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 2814 Location: Isle of Wight
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:20 pm Post subject: New Bike Day! |
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Well yeah, its a new frame and a few parts. Going to be my little summer project. Been off school for about a month now and dont go back till September, so im getting quite bored at home.
Found this little gem on Ebay... Luckily the seller was over in Southampton so a quick boat journey across the water and back and the bike was soon in my garden.
Its a Peugeot Road Frame, made of Carbolite 103 Tubing. Not sure of the exact model, or age, the seller said from the 80's. I payed £45 for it. Dont know much about the bike, nor do i about any of the sizing... Will give it a good measure up soon. Dropouts are 100mm front, 130mm rear and the bike rolls on 700c wheels
Need to get a few things till its rideable... A Wheelset, going to go for a Flip Flop hub, fixed on one side, freewheel on the other Will need 2 sprockets, a chain, some pedals and tyres before its ride able.
Eventually, i want to get a new crankset, new saddle (brown Charge Spoon) and new bar tape (Deda Leather Look)... The brakes may go completely too and then i will put on a flat bar lever and front brake when i use the freewheel, but i havent decided on that yet. Will speak to my mate about it. Trying to do it with the tightest budget possible. Sub £180 would be nice.
The bike will only be used to get around on and go for chilled out rides along the seafront. May be tempted to take it on a few long distance ones once i'm finished building and built my fitness up. I think i will end up selling it at the end of summer to put the money towards driving, as i was meant to be saving up everything i earnt, but when a mate brought a fixie the other day, i kind of had to get one too
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2012 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc - Highly Upgraded MTB
1980's Peugeot Carbolite 103 - Project Fixie |
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nick dv

Joined: 07 Mar 2013 Posts: 1685 Location: Southampton
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like it will be a nice little retro build  _________________ “When 900 years old you reach… look as good, you will not!" |
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jgmu97

Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 2814 Location: Isle of Wight
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks mate, cant wait... Hopefully have it rideable in 2/3 weeks and fully built in about a month... _________________ Your Reverb has more travel than my forks
2012 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc - Highly Upgraded MTB
1980's Peugeot Carbolite 103 - Project Fixie |
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jgmu97

Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 2814 Location: Isle of Wight
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Bike is pretty much finished now. Waiting on bartape to be delivered, but that will take a few weeks as its out of stock. Im stoked on how well the build turned out Tried to keep it looking as retro as possible, hence the brown saddle (+bartape when it comes) , tan tyre walls, shallow rims and original crankset, bars, seatpost and brake levers
Out on the roads, it performs really well. My first blast along the cycle track was ridden on the freewheel side, just so i could get use to riding the bike, and making sure everything worked as it should. After that, the wheel was soon flipped onto the fixed side, and since Tuesday, its been like that ! Fixed gear is certainly different, i've never ridden one before, and if i was to explain my first few rides on the bike, id say it was like learning to ride all over again. Simple things like going off curbs, and pulling up to junctions is a whole lot different when you cant stop pedaling, let alone cornering, when you have to judge if you will be able to make the corner with the speed as you cant keep your inside pedal up Riding with toe straps is also difficult, suppose its like SPD's, they'll just take time to learn and remember how and when to clip in and out...That said, it certainly keeps your concentration up
The bike just rides so nicely on the road, comparing it to my MTB, its like night and day I've never ridden a bike that accelerates so fast, instant power and i pull away so quick. On my first proper road ride yesterday morning, i done a little over 17 miles, which i found decent considering i'd ridden the bike like twice before, and i was hanging from the night before...I got a max speed of around 30mph which scared me a tad, even though ive gone faster on my MTB...
Fixed gear riding is so addictive, i can see myself out on this alot more than my MTB at the moment Its so versatile, i can quickly nip down to the shops, bang out long road rides, or just cruise around with my mates who are also building / have built fixies
Spent under £250 on this bike in total i think, and for the money, i'd say its totally worth it, if anyone hasn't tried fixed gear riding, i would definitely give it a go Wheelset, sprocket, freewheel and chain were from SingleSpeedComponants.co.uk , Tyres are Michelin Dynamic Classic 25x700c which i picked up from CRC, Pedals are System EX EX398 Pedals from Tredz, the Brown Charge Spoon Saddle and U-Bend Brown Tape are both from Triton Cycles and the innertubes from Halfrauds The rest was all with the frame, which i got for £45! I also brought a crankset from eBay but it was cheese and binned it
Here's the picture from yesterdays morning ride. Once finished, i will try get a proper one:
 _________________ Your Reverb has more travel than my forks
2012 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc - Highly Upgraded MTB
1980's Peugeot Carbolite 103 - Project Fixie |
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baxterboy
Joined: 09 Aug 2012 Posts: 367 Location: Balby, Doncaster
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:06 am Post subject: |
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Looks good mate. _________________ Cube LTD Pro 2012 sold
Giant Defy 1 sold
Trek Stache 8 ( up for sale soon ) |
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andywatson
Joined: 28 Aug 2013 Posts: 242 Location: Derby
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:47 am Post subject: |
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Nice one. Really looks the retro biz.
I'd be tempted to remove and bin the brake lever extensions (the ones which extend toward the stem) though as they are worse than useless.
I think everyone should have a bike like this at some time in their life. |
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jgmu97

Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 2814 Location: Isle of Wight
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys,
Yeah i wanted it too look retro but perform like a new bike, hence the new drivetrain, wheelset, finishing kit and brake calipers
I can partly agree with the brake lever statement. Yes, when riding on the flat bar section, they are sh*t, as you have to use all your fingers to pull the lever up otherwise it gets stuck on your knuckles, however i've found that they work really well when im on the hoods of the drop levers, using my fingers under the bar to pull up on the lever. Its weird, but its comfy and effective and means i can brake without having to get into the drops...
A new stem is also on the to do list, as i want one the drops down for the more attacking aero position
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2012 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc - Highly Upgraded MTB
1980's Peugeot Carbolite 103 - Project Fixie |
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Gunner

Joined: 15 Apr 2007 Posts: 29330 Location: Under Whitestone-Cliffe on the Lake.
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Looks good, and nice little write up of your experience, enjoyed that.
Couple more pictures though, don't forget.  _________________ Your poison letter, your telegram, just goes to show you don't give a damn!!! |
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jimbo

Joined: 16 Jun 2009 Posts: 2697 Location: south staffordshire
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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Nice effort that _________________ Scott Spark 740 2014
Giant Defy 3 2013
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Lin
Joined: 26 Aug 2010 Posts: 823 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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Like it... Do you have any trouble with the rear wheel slipping or chain tension with it being a non single speed specific frame ? _________________ Tempus Fugit
SPECIALIZED HARDROCK SPORT DISC.now donor for singlespeed bike.. MTB
SPECIALIZED ALLEZ 2013...UPGRADED FRAME ... ROADIE
2015 ON ONE FATTY(gone to a good home)
On One single speed (Punisher)
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jgmu97

Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 2814 Location: Isle of Wight
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone,
Will get a few more pictures up once its fully built. I will Take some on a proper camera too as that one was only off my phone Might do a ride report when i do the big 60 mile'r as it will be quite an achievement with one gear
So far, its all been good. I dropped a chain yesterday, but i think thats down to me not having the right chain tension to start with and the road being really bumpy. I clipped my pedal on the floor at the same time too which jerked the bike sideways so i think it was a factor of all 3 which caused that
The bike has horizontal style dropouts, so its easy to get chain tension. Once torqued up, the wheels stay put pretty well With the tooth count being different for the fixed and freewheel sprockets, the wheel sits in a slightly different position in the dropouts depending on what i use, but it isn't so dramatic that the brakes need re-positioning after each swap which im rather pleased about  _________________ Your Reverb has more travel than my forks
2012 Specialized Hardrock Sport Disc - Highly Upgraded MTB
1980's Peugeot Carbolite 103 - Project Fixie |
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rez

Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 2200 Location: County Durham
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Love it. Your project has spurred me on to do something similar his autumn/winter. Never even ridden a singly but would be ideal for my commute. _________________ It never gets any easier... You just ride longer, faster.
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jgmu97

Joined: 23 Sep 2012 Posts: 2814 Location: Isle of Wight
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Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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rez wrote: | Love it. Your project has spurred me on to do something similar his autumn/winter. Never even ridden a singly but would be ideal for my commute. |
Thanks mate
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Its definitely worth trying out. It brings a whole different aspect to riding, and although i see you're already riding a very nice expensive roadie, a budget £250 Fixie will still be as fun. The riding is addictive, and you find things to ride that you wouldn't usually bother with when out on other bikes. One of my favorite things ive done so far on the bike was when myself, and two other riders on a fixie and a vintage roadie raced through the busy highstreet. Although this probably pissed off quite a few people, it was so fun, skidding and weaving through gaps, faster than anything ive seen go there before, whilst in a train of 3 riders Felt like one of those New York messengers
A fixie / single speeder would be perfect for commuting. The lack of maintenance needed, paired with the reliability in all weather are just a few advantages. My bike is so fast, the cycle track is a blitz, once up to speed, there's so little effort needed to keep it wizzing along Go with the build, not only is it fun building up the bike but you'll see another aspect of riding and how sometimes, less is more  _________________ Your Reverb has more travel than my forks
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1980's Peugeot Carbolite 103 - Project Fixie |
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