My first ever Fixie build...

Here's my old beat up Motobecane Mirage from 1984 (?)

Before:

And after some "low budget" tweeking, here's the result...

Hope you like it, because I sure do...

Read all about the build at http://fixedgearblog.blogspot.com/

cruz'

That quite frankly is outrageous! lol, top dollar stuff.

And after some "low budget" tweeking, here's the result...

ye right !

love those decals

is that plastic pedals you have?

and what rims are they?

wein ones?

bloody hell that is quite a transformation! great colours.

Bloody hell, you sure that's not a different bike, stunning mate and superbly done.

well done, I like the fact that you have remove all the braze on, the hangers, shiftters and fill up the hole for racks, mudguards.
quite and efford!!
Also lovely color scheme.
in the other side, fix that peddlas and get some straps

That quite frankly is outrageous! lol, top dollar stuff.

ye right !

It is a pretty "low budget" build. I paid £10,- for the bike at a flee-market.
Traded the powdercoating with some stickers (I'm a signmaker).
Of course I made the stickers myself. I polished the Cinelli stem and the Campa crank, those was on the Moto'. I cut the original Cinelli bar and turned it the other way around. Got a set of carbon-look wrap of eBay for a few and I got a great deal from Bell's Bike shop on eBay on the flip-flop wheels with FIXED COGS,LOCKRINGS, AND FREEWHEELS, Conti tires and a KMC yellow chain. All came to Norway from Philadelphia USA for $312.49 inc. shipping...

Quote, Bell's Bike Shop:

Wheelset-
DP18 M Yellow
Black spokes 3x
Novatech Yellow hubs
Respaced to 126mm
Shimano Dura-Ace Cog & lockring 16T x 1/8
ACS Freewheel 16 x 1/8
KMC Z410 Chain Yellow
3x LV Tubes
2x Rim Strips
2x Continental Sport Contact 700x28

I gave £40,- for the San Marco seat (eBay). A OK alloy seat post also of eBay for £8,-
I gave 21 US for a (new) vintage Motobecane headset on eBay. And 12 american for a Headbadge.
And I used the 42 tooth chainwheel that was already on the old rat.

So I would say "low Budget"... :-)

You gotta' Love eBay!!

Great work mate. Personally I'd stick a nice black Brooks on it - hang on until after the polo tourney and grab a bargain there too.

to everyone - how much does power coating normally cost?

frame?
forks?
little bits and bobs?

everything in one colour for £60 in armotex (spelling right?)

frame + forks + bits an bobs

@ Rik - 'Armourtex'

@ cruz - Great work !!!

That is a beaut

Thnx guys!!

The most expencive part on the bike is the seat post bolt!
It's a Titanium bolt used for 3 piece car rims... :-)

@ CUPPA T:
Yes the pedals in the picture is the plastic one that came with the bike...
That's all I had at the moment. A cooler and better set will come!

@ rik:
Thnx! Yeah I do too like the fact that the frame is cleaned as much as possible. I left the bolts for the bottle-rack though but I'm not quite sure why. Maybe I'll find a cool carbon rack...

I left the bolts for the bottle-rack though but I'm not quite sure why.

Heretic !

Nice workshop by the way, is that yours ?

Perfect colour scheme!

Not that i'm biased or anything...

Great work mate. Personally I'd stick a nice black Brooks on it - hang on until after the polo tourney and grab a bargain there too.

I'm thinking this Brooks seat from late 90's...

Perfect colour scheme!

Not that i'm biased or anything...

Yeah...

wow, that is low budget

but the result is spectacular.

It's the bomb m8, now spend wisely your money on a Kryptonite fogetabutit [yes it's yellow, fits in with the colour scheme ]

Heretic !

Nice workshop by the way, is that yours ?

Thanx!

Yes that's my work shop. We mostly work on lowered cruisers. We call it "The Drop Shop"...

www.slownlow.com

cruz

Bloody hell, you sure that's not a different bike, stunning mate and superbly done.

Thnx!

Same shit, new wrapping... :-)

cruws

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Of course I made the stickers myself. [/quote]

Cool, fancy making me some? This http://www.londonfgss.com/thread7321.html will be getting a respray at some point and although I know not why she's called noodle, I would like it to remain, but perhaps with a slightly more interesting decal design.

Very nice bike by the way, amazing what imagination and an artistic flare can do.

What, are you people all on CRACK?!! It was definitely better in the Before picture. I think its ruined now. The blue version was lovely.

Runs. Hides.

i like!

its fixed not fixie by the way.

move along