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You can make a SS/Fixed out of a frame without horizontal dropouts but it's always a compromise and an inelegant solution.
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Peugeot Comete
Press fit aluminum lugs?
No thanks, find a decent old steel frame for your conversion. -
I can't remember if the lugs are bonded or welded on these old aluminium Peugeot but regardless, it will 100% explode if you ride it fixed as the BB cluster has not been designed for it.
Just turn it into a nice singlespeed with a chain tensioner and enjoy it
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If you want a fixed bike, get something off the peg I.e. State Bicycle Co, not the best but you get the £300 you pay for, make sure it gets checked and assembled by a bike shop, so another £35 or £50.
As many had already said the Peugeot is not suitable for fixed conversion AND I suspect the fork is not original, which raises the question as to what happened to the original forks. Delaminated? Cracked? Bike was crashed?
Tldr: Ride the Peugeot as it is and get a fixie of whatever guise, that way you'll have 2 bikes without the guesswork.
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Hi, Completely new to the forum. After having built my first brand new bike over lockdown I've caught the bug but also don't want to commute on my nice bike. I have my dad's old Peugeot Comete that I used to ride to university wrecking it in the process. it doesn't have horizontal dropouts does this make it a no go for a fixed conversion? (whole bike photo is mine, the other photo is one showing the dropout more clearly).
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