1960s Viking path racer invariably not lockable skidder

Like many of you, I have a shed jam-packed full of parts from old projects. I have done my absolute best to rationalise this over the years and have whittled everything down to roughly one-bikes-worth of nice usable parts.

With that in mind, I have decided to put together a semi-lockable commuter for shredding around Bristol. After procuring a nice set of wheels from @passhnting, thus began the tireless search for a suitable frameset. Key attributes had to include:

1. Shagged but not too shagged
   
2. Suitable to be run fixed
   
3. Mudguard eyelets
   
4. Friendly tyre clearances
   
   

After a wee bit of searching, I won an auction for a nice 531 Viking path racer frameset that is supposedly from the 60s. This has some really nice classic Nervex lugs and a particularly handsome spear pointed fork crown. There's a small ding in the top tube and it's a bit rough, but that's perfect for me.

While the seller suggested the frameset has most likely been resprayed during its lifetime, I'm not convinced as the decals look very original.

In brief, the build is shaping up like this:

1. 1960s Viking frameset
   
2. H+Son TB14 rims on shiny silver Ambrosio hubs
   
3. Boggo Shimano 600 crankset with chainring en route from the kindly @¡apesta!
   
4. Dia-Compe 610 centrepull brake
   
5. Velo Orange mudguards
   
6. Indeterminant upright-ish cockpit. Most likely some boggo risers as that's what I have in my shed for now, but may well switch to some sort of 'north road' setup