I have just completed my 1st fixed gear conversion. Starting with a 1970 Raleigh Grand Prix that had been repainted I removed all brais on's , striped the old paint and had it painted at an auto paint shop. I then hand painted the head lugs peweter. Then added a set of mavic formula track wheels with highflang hubs and glue on tires. 65MM fixie crank with short reach track pedals to reduce chance of pedal strike. Pauls components Racer brake up front with the small Pauls brake lever. Brooks saddle and Velo Orange sew on elkhide bar wrap.
A bike shop in Louisville, Kentucky, we have over 300 quality vintage lugged-steel road bikes from the 1970s and '80s available for restoration, including Schwinn, Raleigh, Peugeot, Motobecane, Ross, Masi, DeRosa, Puch, Astro Diamler, Nishiki, Atala, Zullo, Concord, ItalaVega, Dawes, Fuji, KHS and Trek. Sizes from 47 to 63CM. The inventory is constantly changing and there's always a wide selection available on our website. www.vicsclassicbikes.com
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Fixed Gear/Single speed conversions now avaliable.
I have just completed my 1st fixed gear conversion. Starting with a 1970 Raleigh Grand Prix that had been repainted I removed all brais on's , striped the old paint and had it painted at an auto paint shop. I then hand painted the head lugs peweter. Then added a set of mavic formula track wheels with highflang hubs and glue on tires. 65MM fixie crank with short reach track pedals to reduce chance of pedal strike. Pauls components Racer brake up front with the small Pauls brake lever. Brooks saddle and Velo Orange sew on elkhide bar wrap.
