Alan Richards Fixed. Now with Photos!

Guy It was a part of my grand fathers small collection of bikes. Hes getting old so he is parting with some of his bikes.
This was the only fixed wheel there tho, most are touring type bikes with gears etc....
It fact he has never even ridden this bike, he bought it 10-15 years ago from a charity shop and put it in to his garage and it has stayed there till about 5 days ago. When i pulled it out.
All it needed was some air in the tires to get it working i rode it for a couple of days. i then decided to check it was safe, i pulled the back wheel off to find the locking ring was loose and also found a crack in the chain this made me think back to the day before cranking down a large hill in traffic!! So a quick service and a new chain was all that was needed.

I was going to get it re-painted if i could get hold of some new decals but i think that maybe a little problem??

The chainring is a 48 the backs a 20. Which feels really slow, Im thinking 48-18??

Thanks for all the coments
Guy

If you're gonna be running a brake I'd suggest using 48:16 or even 50. I use both - currently on a 48. If your going fixed I'd use 48 or 46 on with a 18 or 19 - easier for skid stopping. All personal preference though, trial and error