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Lol, gotcha's! :)

What about Raleighs?

Well if anyone happen to stumble across this thread and has anything/knows of anything suitable do let me know!

Hi, thanks for the reply.

What brands would you look for for something english?

I did spot this in the meantime....http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/vintage-peugeot-road-bike-53cm-frame-ideal-fixie-ss-project/1018673024#photo-content

I should probably go for something a bit more 'complete' I suspect though, rather than a ground up build.

Hi there,

I'm looking for a cheap decent bike to convert to single speed for short but regular city use.

This is really a project on a budget as its just to get me from home-work-gym type thing. Thats not to say I don't want to make it look nice though! I don't want a huge project... something that will be easy enough to swap over and then some light cosmetic stuff/repaint etc.

Whats a good bike to start from? I'm 5ft 5/6 female... research tells me I want a frame between 50-53cm? I used to have a 49cm Condor which was very comfy, though maybe I should have had a bigger frame back then... and its seems the smaller frames are hard to find.

Peugeot seems like a popular choice for projects, are there particular models to keep an eye out for and what should I expect to pay?

Many thanks in advance for the advice. Dummies guide please..... :)

thanks thats helpful.

Looks like those parts are right as you say except pedals and saddle, also straight chromed front fork.

Hi,

I'm a she not a he. I'm not sure of the parts to be honest I'm no bicycle expert by any means. I'll try to find out what the parts are, as I genuinely don't know.

Thanks

Gotcha.

Meant as lightheartedly as possible, again tone unknown via tinterweb and like I said fair point indeed.

aye.

Alright keep your hair on - Its hard to pick a price when you dont really know what they go for thats all.

I'm not looking to get back what I paid and am fully aware that its second hand, I just assume people have the common sense not to offer £200.

Anyway, fair point, so I'll say £900 shall I and wait for the abuse to start :)

Yep CM, sorry, typo not thinking straight.

I think it was £1300 new, I'd have to check with the guys at Condor because I don't remember. I know they put it together as a one off piece with the small part chromed frame etc and I happened to walk in just the right size with my eyes glazed over and had to have it. Needless to say my motorbike has taken over and honestly I'd be surprised if I'd done more than 50-75miles on this in the last year.

I'd struggle to choose an asking price, feel free to make decent offers, bear in mind it's practically new.

Thanks

Hardly used and literally immaculate - about one year old now, bought new from Condor November 2008. Always been kept indoors and is very well looked after. Theres one little chip on the frame I just noticed but thats it.

I'm not dying to sell, but several months back I bought two wheels with an engine in between and since then this one hasn't been touched.

I adore the bike, but I'm really not using it and in fairness have hardly used it since owning it, so will consider selling for sensible offers - please drop me a reply or PM if you think you are interested. Based in London N7. Ta