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I'll remove it when you find £700 worth of parts on it.

Hey, why not paint it green to add £700 to the value....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/fixie-bike-stunning-700-bike-no-reserve-campagnolo-etc-/220623425974/

Whaa! Peugeots are subject to scene tax these days?

I thought I would vent a bit of rage. I always assumed late 70's and 80's Peugeots (not including 'proper' lugged frames) were a budget option, I mean, I have three carbolite/mangalloy and not one of them cost over £20 to buy as a complete bike, one was free.
Just checking ebay for a cleaner less scratched frame to port my components across onto and to my surprise everyone is going mad for base spec 103 carbolites.
What have I missed?

nope, not at all. I consider mine a beater, I wouldn't be scared to crash it into a ditch.

Looks like a very late 70's or early 80's PZ10 or something.
You don't need to look for good brands, the bike will be a beater.

Certainly....

Ahem.

That's with 53/16 gearing. I've got a 14 somewhere, oh dear.

Just went the fastest Iv'e ever been on a bike on my Peugeot 'Racing Team'. A sphincter tightening 37mph.
(If Halfords cyclo computers can be trusted. Still, fast for me!)

You could use a disc hub and bolt a compatible sprocket to it, then keep the gears on the other side, the chainline will be way off, but hey.

Cool, think I might need to come and get some spokes replaced on a campag G3, what,s the approx damage for 5 spokes plus truing ?

Cool, I do the 10 mile return ride on the greenway every night, it's traffic free, but some of the potholes are getting baaad.

Is there anybody out there?? I ride most evenings but never see any fixed stuff, only folks with all the gear, and no idea.

I found the best starting point was to buy a flip-flop hub, built into a rim if possible. This avoids having to mess about converting your existing wheel. You can aim for £50-£100 for that. Then just make sure your BB is tight, re-grease it if you don't know what condition it's in, replace the bearings if they are dump. Apart from that, just get bits and pieces you like the look of. I started with an 80's Peugeot and it was all ebay parts.

You don't want to have cables dangling. If no tape - drill some holes.

Oh, the bars are drilled, but the cables come out just after the flat, I suppose I could drill them a bit nearer the stem though, bit then theres just a random hole half way along. Thanks for the inputs.

But do you has bartape and foot retention?

noes!

But, these bars are too awsome for bar tape. I has retention in mind.

I has a brake.

A bit closer to completion. In a wendy house.

Incidentally I go this with a SA 3 speed and for £5. Doesn't go over jumps well.

Thanks people.
I promise it is getting a brake pretty soon, as soon as the handlebars turn up, but I may double up on safety and get some Hold-Fast straps if they will fit DMR V8 pedals...(this is the first time I have ridden a fixed gear)

It's alright, I have no intention of painting it. I like pink.

I've ordered some Easton bullhorn bars, I thought I could put a Cane Creek lever on them. You are correct about the Weimann levers, they where on the white drop bars that now live on the white Peugeot, so I guess they would be totally wrong for the riser bars. I wouldn't really be riding with the current set up. I don't know about straps, I like the look of the hold fast ones, if they would be compatible with DMR V8s?

Looks fun, but unless the handlebars are amazingly comfy as they are, I suggest you put them on the right way.

What brake are you going to get?

I have some Can creek TT levers, or some old Weimann levers and calipers that where on it originally, or is that a bad idea?

what was wrong with the previous bars? Also foot retention.

They are now on this...

stem and bars where just put on becasue I had them in the garage, I don't know why they are like that, they just are, and they will be replaced when I get stuff through the post.

There is a really small yellow flash on the frame. honest.

Hi there, I am new. This is my first fixed gear a £10 Peugeot from the tip, it isn't finished yet but thought I would stick my first post in this section too.

Let me know what you think, cheers.

When I got it.

With 'temporary' saddle and bars.