Converting Classic Road Bikes

it can't be that big. am i wrong?

no that sounds about right.

nice job pj.

• I've liked the peugeot for a long time. ever since the one i saw deserted in Charlotte St.
  

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Hey PJ, I'm new here and was forced to become a member by coincidence.
Firstly, your bike looks gorgeous, really elegant brakeless.
I hope it's not rude to jump in here but...
On Monday afternoon I finished cobbling together my first fixed, it's been a long time coming but boy is it worth it. Then last night I saw your bike on here and... whoa! Double take! CFX10!? I know mine is a bit rough and ready but surely there has been a coincidence here.
Mine is a work in progress, risers will soon go in favour of flats , chainline needs to be finessed and the rear brake will go when I'm good and ready but I know this already, for a lot less than a Plug or whatever I have put together the beginnings of a seriously proper machine, that frameset rides beautifully.
I've been lurking around here for a few weeks now and I really appreciate this forum and it's collective wit and wisdom,
Thanks,
Matt

• it's not brakeless anymore, that was immediately after i finished the build...
  
  

and yes - it's a cfx-10, which is a late model px-10. your's is the same frame. the reason the frameset rides beautifully is because it's reynolds 531 professional tubing, the steel is drawn wafer thin, it's closer to 853 in a way.

they were sold as framesets rather than complete builds.

is that the original seatpost?

there's one here.

and a px-10l here which is mighty similar.

http://cyclespeugeot.com/images/1984_PX10L_demo.jpg

the one in the picture has gears, no puppies died.

nb: mine cost a bit more than a plug, i needed a new wheelset and also i got a super record chainring and cranks and spider. or whatever it's called.

Yeah, the odd quill seatpost is original and just a little too short for me, I've already raised it a little further than I should and could use a longer one but that seems to be impossible to find.
On the bright side, no one's going to steal the seat, It takes me a good 5 minutes just to adjust it!

I did splash out a bit on a decent wheelset so maybe it's not a *lot *cheaper than a Plug, but then I've got a big box of bits that came off it I could flog. I took the much recommended goldtec, open pro route and they're brilliant, they make the whole setup feel very solid and seem to smooth out the speedbumps a bit.

Does yours not have the Aneto decal on the top tube?

Yeah, the odd quill seatpost is original and just a little too short for me, I've already raised it a little further than I should and could use a longer one but that seems to be impossible to find.

Does yours not have the Aneto decal on the top tube?

my seatpost is up a bit too far as well. never mind.

it doesn't have an aneto decal any longer, i peeled it off, it looked nasty.

where are you? i might have to sell my no-longer-unique bicycle.

the one in the picture has gears, no puppies died.
You guys and this whole dead puppy crap, any bike no matter how bastardised would surely prefer to be ridden than rusting in a shed or even polished as coffee table in your living room? Fix them, ride them, clean them (Occasionally). Nice bikes by the way...
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i don't think the 'rusting in a shed' bit was an option, more a case of whether to add gears or not add gears, but i know what you're trying to say.

You guys and this whole dead puppy crap, any bike no matter how bastardised would surely prefer to be ridden than rusting in a shed or even polished as coffee table in your living room? Fix them, ride them, clean them (Occasionally). Nice bikes by the way...
X

Every time someone posts an 'X' a puppy is run over by a lorry..

nice one pj, are those campag pista 165 cranks?

they're 170 record road cranks.

way cheaper than pista 165s.

You guys and this whole dead puppy crap, any bike no matter how bastardised would surely prefer to be ridden than rusting in a shed or even polished as coffee table in your living room? Fix them, ride them, clean them (Occasionally). Nice bikes by the way...
X

its mostly a joke.

its mostly a joke.

Yeah, "mostly" reckon fruitbats a fanatic, Tim you out there?
Oh and specifically targeted at pit bulls or staffs owned by youts:
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no, read the bible.

a puppy dies everytime a conversition is made, jezebiah 12:4

hmm... dogsballs talking about puppies...

weren't they a little horrified when you took a bike in for "for new pedals/clips/straps" in the first place? it's hardly the most arduous or complex of tasks.

I went in with my bike to buy them, not to have them fitted! It was a struggle, but I managed in the end. ;-) Having said that I did once snap a drop forged spanner (and nearly my fingers) trying to unscrew an SPD pedal off the wrong way...........

ah ah ah.

OK, here's my thinking - I'd love a track frame which was perhaps a classic italian frame. But I dunno if I'll ever be able to afford that. Is it considered a definite no to go modifying a classic road filing off lugs and fitting track ends?

http://www.lfgss.com/post133671-2.html

+1 Mr Hipolata.