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there is no option to edit in the file in the post panel otherwise i would have

its an Orange P7 frame with rear dropout conversion - more details here http://orangeproject.wordpress.com

This one is better

Obe Wan " These are not the brakes you are looking for..."

not trying to fool anyone dude, its just a fixed gear bike

I agree, it was comment made early on in research. I knew nothing about track and racing bikes before starting this. It was the wrong choice of words. I was more referring to the geometry of the top tube being flat and although a wider frame it would work well for road riding. I have a mountain bike for off road and won't look to do anything more than hack to work on this.

The horizontal dropout conversion done a few years ago when a previous owner had the frame

This is near completion, just missing drivechain which should arrive this week. I managed to get my hands on some vintage sugino cranks that i think i will paint black.

http://orangeproject.wordpress.com

I'd be keen to see what you lot think on my bike build so far. I have some vintage Sugino cranks coming soon from an Ebay purchase so I'm not far off getting out for my first ride... I can't wait.

Check the build progress here : http://orangeproject.wordpress.com

so far no good

nice one

I'm close to comleting my first fixed gear bike. I live in Sydney and unlike the UK you have to wear a helmet cycling on the road by law or you get fined. The cops are on to it.
I have a couple of Moutain bike helmets but they will look ridicluous on the new bike?
Does anyone know of a reasonably cool looking road helmet, do they actually exist?

Cheers

Your bike looks sweet, my frame will look nothing like that built up though. It is unusual as the top tube is flat unlike most steel mtbs. I seriously can get away with my spec due to the frame shape

There will be plenty of pics coming when all the stuff arrives, i shouldn't have posted this link so early. I have a Scott Ransom freeride bike so i don't need this bike to be versatile for road or off road. The geometry of this frame because its so large actually is quite similar to some of the road fixed gear bikes i have been researching. The only difference being that the rear triangle is not as compact. I'm not racing the bike so i don't care.
Wait till you see it finished and pass judgement then. I promise I will be posting lots of pics when for the blog when i have the material to shoot.

you get discount from the NHS if you buy these through an IVF clinic

Its not that visual yet because I've only just started it. Its funny how people have to make negative comments about nearly every thread i read with their names against it

thanks for the info on the chainline, this is the main concern for me at this stage. I'm going to get my local shop to set the drivechain up.

Yeah the frame is steel, it's a largish frame too so the geometry is not a million miles away from a track bike. It should look really sweet when resprayed, the welding is tight on Orange bikes. The top tube is not sloping due to it being a 21.5 inch frame. I don't want the frame to mimic a track frame i want it to be it's own thing.

I'm building a Fixed gear track style bike from a retro steel Orange MTB Frame that has had it's rear drop outs converted to track ends. It sounds a little odd but i'm pretty sure when this job is finished you would be hard pressed to notice it was originally a mtb at first glance.

You can follow the bikes build progress here, I would imagine it would be pretty useful to anyone thinking of building a bike but not sure about compatibility of parts etc...

http://orangeproject.wordpress.com

I've ordered some Gatorskin 25s. Lets see how they go, cheers

I'm documenting via a blog the build of my first fixed gear bike. To make it nice and difficult i have chosen to build it with a 1993-95 steel Orange P7 Mountain bike frame.
Lucikly for me the frame somewhere along the line has had the rear dropouts converted to track ends.

I reckon when this bike is finished at first glance you would never know it was a mtb frame.

check the progress here http://orangeproject.wordpress.com

Anyone thinking of doing the same thing and is pretty new to these type of bikes like me should have a read as it hopefully will be a good insight into what you need to do.

Cheers

what cunt would have them?

I'm building my first fixie and I've purchased some white Velocity Deep Vs. I wanna know what tyre size choice is best, 23's or 28s? I live in Sydney and will be mostly riding to work on pretty average quality roads. I weigh nearly 100kgs so I'm thinking 28's might be a little smoother. I don't want the wheels to look bulky though?

Any advice would be appreciated - cheers