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Ya rite fellas. Long time lurker here.I currenrtly Looking for some advice regarding my first fixed gear. Have from £300-500max to spend. I would love to build it, i have no prior knowledge about building one though. Would it be worth a punt? I can see myself spending more than i plan to if i build though?

Why not buy a second hand bike off here? You'll get a better bike that way.

sounds perfect, ill keep my eye open. can you recommend anything to look for in that sorta price range?

Hi all!!

Bringing an old 80'so MBK Mistral back to its former glory in the form of a ss and im looking for its original decals. Anyone know if they're possible to get hold of?

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I wasn't planning on it....

Steamroller for me.

good choice!

hello

Hi, Stumbled accross this place whilst trying to find details about a bike I've had in my Garage/shed/inlaws garage for years.

The view was to sell,(and it's on ebay now), but I'm now feeling I should get out and ride it. I'm probably going to pull the listing.

It's a 57cm Concorde Mistral and the more I clean it and look at it, the cooler and more desireable it becomes!

Should I keep it?

Thanks

Nick

Hi, Stumbled accross this place whilst trying to find details about a bike I've had in my Garage/shed/inlaws garage for years.

The view was to sell,(and it's on ebay now), but I'm now feeling I should get out and ride it. I'm probably going to pull the listing.

It's a 57cm Concorde Mistral and the more I clean it and look at it, the cooler and more desireable it becomes!

Should I keep it?

Thanks

Nick

Yes, but ditch the rear light. Concordes are nice little movers and underated

Must admit I do like the retro styling. I've not ridden a bike for years, but this might me the trigger to get me out on he road.

Yes, but ditch the rear light. Concordes are nice little movers and underated

I agree, the read light is horrendous! I did a bit more cleaning last night, and I took the light off and consigned it to the bin :)

The rusty chrome also came up nicely using balled up tin foil and a bit of water. Amazing what tips you can find on the interweb!

Concorde are highly rated frame, do not sell, unless it didn't fit you well.

It's about the perfect fit! I'm tall, but have relatively short legs and the bike feels comfortable, but hard to tell until I get new tyres and actually ride it.

It's still growing on me, and evben though I have a couple of bids it hasn't reached the reserve and I'm sorely tempted to pull; it from the auction!

I guess I could always spend some time restoring it and if it doesn't suit, the effort I've put in should pay dividens when I re-auction it (or advertise it on here). :)

it won't take much to restore, just some elbow grease and you'll be fine (new tyres a must though).

Hi guys,

Newbie, live in Bow, have a SS that my brother built for me so I can get fit again since I booted the ciggies. Err, I build and repair vintage scooters and have a serious interest in engineering and fabrication so I reckon a homemade frame will be next on the agenda.

Cheers,

Ben

Ps, my bike

Hello, I'm Bastien from France and after a few visits on this forum I decided to sign up.
I ride an old peugeot red, which I have converted in fixie.
Sorry for my approximative english :S.

Welcome guys!

Oh, and nice bike ben!! If you live in bow, you should go to East drinks on a weds. Its quite close to you.

I wasn't planning on it....

Steamroller for me.
fab choice! not that I'm biased ;)

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:) Repped

it won't take much to restore, just some elbow grease and you'll be fine (new tyres a must though).

Already got rid of 90% rust on the chrome, still pitted, but only visible from a couple of feet!

There's some odd brown discoloration of the frame where the bottle cages were, any idea how to get rid. Tried all sorts and a lot of elbow grease to no effect!

Hi, I am from Belgium. Trying to get out of the nursery because I need an answer on my brake question.
Riding a '78 Plum Vainqueur converted to a fixie for 6 months now in one of Europe's heavily car infested cities, Brussels.
Now seriously thinking about going single speed.

You can ask questions while in the nursery. Do a search for a similar thread and post it there

The view was to sell,(and it's on ebay now), but I'm now feeling I should get out and ride it. I'm probably going to pull the listing.

Must admit I do like the retro styling. I've not ridden a bike for years, but this might me the trigger to get me out on he road.

It's still growing on me...

Nick, all of this^ made me smile. See you on the roads of London's famous London.