1990 Peugeot Athena - Conversion and Restore

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I have to order these 3 parts from USA only because I can't seem to find a 126mm Eno Hub anywhere and their fairly cheap on this website. Works out to about £245.60 for the two hubs and cog. (Matching Hubs).
http://imageshack.us/a/img824/9419/wheelparts.png

I just discovered Bricklane Bikes do the Archetype Rims for £55 a pop, so I will end up buying the rims from their for a £110.

Anyone else got any input the color of the Rims & Spokes?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/peugeot-653-athena-58cm-road-racing-bike-/281113575401?pt=UK_Bikes_GL&hash=item4173acbfe9

Stumbled across this earlier.

Nice spot! I saved a couple of the images so I can compare my end build to that beauty! Cheers!

And Poyzer is considering spending more than that on a pair of hipster wheels...

Haha, Hipster Wheels? I would rather splash a little bit more money on something that I would want to last a lifetime, ie the wheels, as I would transfer them from bike to bike. So in the long run I don't see whats wrong with Hipster wheels?

No need to hand BLB your hard earned dorrah.
http://www.hubjub.co.uk/store/index.php/rims/archetype-detail

I have to order these 3 parts from USA only because I can't seem to find a 126mm Eno Hub anywhere and their fairly cheap on this website.

Then get the 130mm, no point in getting a 126mm hubs.

You'll be stuck with bicycle that have 120-126mm drop out, or go for the 130mm allowing a massive range of frame to go for (carbon fibre fixie skidder?).

I have to order these 3 parts from USA only because I can't seem to find a 126mm Eno Hub anywhere and their fairly cheap on this website. Works out to about £245.60 for the two hubs and cog. (Matching Hubs).
http://imageshack.us/a/img824/9419/wheelparts.png

I just discovered Bricklane Bikes do the Archetype Rims for £55 a pop, so I will end up buying the rims from their for a £110.

These will be nice wheels, but ENOs are a pricey compromise and a way of making things work together that weren't designed to. I have an ENO on one of my bikes, and it works well, but were I to get another frame for a fixed wheel bike (with proper dropouts) I wouldn't use it as it's a bit of a faff.
They may not, therefore, be the wheels for life that you might expect.

Also - don't forget you'll get hit for import tax on that if you order it from the states. Give Hubjub a call, I got mine (front and rear) from there with no fuss.

Then get the 130mm, no point in getting a 126mm hubs.

You'll be stuck with bicycle that have 120-126mm drop out, or go for the 130mm allowing a massive range of frame to go for (carbon fibre fixie skidder?).

What if he wants to use his fixed wheelset on a track frame ultimately, is it not better for him to go for 126 (less to cold set / respace?)?
Saying that, WI hubs seems to be dedicated to conversions so what I say here is not really valid maybe...

Exactly, it's basically made to convert road frame into a fixed wheel bicycle, opening up huge amount of possibility than your typically overpriced OTP frame designed for fixed wheel.

if he did want to change his wheels from 126mm fixie skidders to roadies or 120mm spaced wheels all he would need to do is change the rear hub, and given the apparent rarity of the eno hubs, he'd probably get a similair amount for what he paid.

also, and this is just an idea, i'm seeing what i think is spacers on the eno hub, if poyzer wanted to convert it to a 120mm spaced hub in the long term, surely he could just get some different sized spacers? tester will probably know the idea for this one

also, poyzer, i back what aerosaries and christian said up thread, give hubjub a call, they do really good prices and can track down a lot of parts for you, saving you import taxes, which with an order that big, are almost a given.

There's no reason why would you want to change it to 120mm as there's almost little frame out there that have vertical drop out and 120mm spacing.

Hence stick with 130mm that'll fit in between 126mm to 133mm drop out (latter's Surly).

also, and this is just an idea, i'm seeing what i think is spacers on the eno hub, if poyzer wanted to convert it to a 120mm spaced hub in the long term, surely he could just get some different sized spacers? tester will probably know the idea for this one

There's no spacers on an ENO - a bolt goes straight into the rotating axle (let's call it an 'axle flange'...). I guess you could probably replace those flanges with different width ones, but I've not seen an aftermarket piece that does this.

ah fair enough christian, i just thought that there was a fair bit of cylindrical space that looked like spacers

and ed i was thinking along the lines of eventually poyzer will probably realise that this would be really nice build up as a roadie and get a seperate fixed bike, if he wanted to put this wheelset on the fixed then it would be helpful to be able to change it to 120mm, but even if he did to the above, i would just keep the wheelset on the peugeot and change the rear hub to a white industries h3 and resell the eno hub

Having said that, the Tester would probably have some different sized ones machined (in such a way to make them functionally superior...). I wouldn't know where to start :)

and ed i was thinking along the lines of eventually poyzer will probably realise that this would be really nice build up as a roadie and get a seperate fixed bike.

Like I said, the main advantage of the ENO hubs is a much wider choice of frame instead of being limited to track frame.

Like I said, the main advantage of the ENO hubs is a much wider choice of wrong frames instead of being limited to track frame.

ftfy

ENO is probably a decent idea for singlespeeding old MTB frames, since the few which have horizontal dropouts are pretty shit. On the road, there is no shortage of decent frames which can be run as conversions with no more than a pair of spacers on the axle of a normal track hub.

On Chain Reaction for example, there's a decent number of alu road frame that can be brought for cheap, if not half price of a track frame, surely something like that is a sound logic?

Dam quite a few comments since I been at work today. You can buy after-market Eno Axle parts : http://harriscyclery.net/product/white-industries-replacement-axle-ends-caps-for-eno-rear-hubs-pair-2702.htm . I don't want to stretch the Dropouts when you can just buy new Axle End Caps which change the axle spacing for you without running the risk of damaging your bike I am guessing?

Got a new helmet and shorts today off my parents for my Birthday on Saturday:
Kask 50 Helmet in Black
Altura Gel Padded Shorts

You can buy after-market Eno Axle parts

You can buy an On-One Macinato f&f from £170

You can buy an On-One Macinato f&f from £170

Yes I can buy that frame but I dont want it! I am happy with my Peugeot.

If you're keeping the original paint (I really hope you are, it's lovely), then I think your wheel choice is simple.
H+Son TB14 rims, in Grey.
Silver low-flange hubs, silver spokes.

I can't help but feel this frame is best suited to a tidy, fast little geared beater built up for pennies, thus saving cash for a proper fixed build instead of throwing cash at silly hipster wheels that just don't seem to be worth the faff...
my 2p

Ordered some new Hipster Parts! I'll keep it a secret till they arrive.
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^^ +1

I'd have just bought a second hand 531/similar track frame. Used an appropriate looking crankset (maybe those new on-one campag copies). For wheels I'd go novatecs / system x / similar to TB14's. Then whatever contact point I want.

Job done.

that would be the best idea hugo (and would you look at that! i have a system ex hub and some bearings to make them more spinny here: http://www.lfgss.com/thread107196.html ) and it would still look really classy, nothing like a shiny silver wheelset on an old frame.

First person to post this in anti when it's completed wins 50p and a bag of scampi fries.
Call me pessimistic but I really can't see it ending up anywhere else.