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I am selling this lovely Peugeot, which I have set up as a fixed/single-speed ride, with a flip flop rear wheel. Frame number Y411 10500. Although technically a 57cm, the Seat tube is 55cm CTC, top tube 56cm CTC. Specifications as follows:
Frame: Carbolite 103
Wheels: Rear - Maddux F15; Front - Not sure
Pedals: Shimano Spd-SL
Brakeset: Alhonga Big Boy calipers, Shimano ax levers
Fixed cog - 18t
S/S cog - 19t
Chrome steel bars (pitted) 38cm CTC
90mm unbranded alloy stem stamped 1983
Selle Royal and quill seatpost
B/B is a square taper taken off a Carrera road bike. The crankset was taken from the same bike.If you'd like to know any information in addition to the above, just pm me.
Price: £200
I'm in Hendon, North West London, ideally for pick up or delivery to somewhere in North or Central London.
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As always SS thanks for your knowledge!
Sooo, the bike is now pretty much on the road! Will post photos later tonight. I think the chainline is very minimally out of alignment, but looks pretty much straight to the naked eye and I've been told this won't really be an issue?
I had a bit of a problem coming up Haverstock Hill today though!! The rear wheel only went and bloody shifted in the dropouts under the force of climbing uphill!! Is there anything I can do about this other than tighten the bolts more? (I thought they were already pretty tight).
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Yes, I switched the chainring to the inside of the spider as it was originally a lot further out of alignment.
I've read that Sheldon article a couple of times and still don't really understand him when he talks about spacers. I think I just need a proper visualisation - the photo of the axle with spacers, is that just missing the cog? So the cog would just sit in between the spacers and the locknut?
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Right, so the BB issue is finally sorted, PRAISE THE LORD!
Chain is on and seems to be ever so slightly out of alignment (I'll post a photo a bit later), in that it is slightly further out at the chainring. Would it be ok to put a spacer on the rear hub, which the freewheel will then sit up against? Obviously it will reduced the amount of thread for the freewheel to secure to and I wondered if that'd be a problem?
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Yaaay Boogiemaster, so glad you're getting stuck in mate. It is a lot of fun, albeit slightly perplexing sometimes. There's nothing like the satisfaction of putting something together with your bare hands.
Still waiting on my crank nuts and pedals, then comes the really fun part of getting the chainline straight.
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What tool would you use to tighten those crank nuts?
I'm not actually sure what the rear wheel is, it's unmarked as far as I can see. It was given to me by a friend, so I'll ask him and get back to you. Definitely a secondary concern, matching tyre would be nice though.
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Cheers for the link Vince, that's exactly what I'm after.
Scilly Suffolk, ye I read that somewhere else too, that they're used on cheaper models. So what are the disadvantages? Shouldn't have a major impact on the bike should it? I'm only using it as a beater
Price Drop: £175