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Very nice FIX!
Big Pug fan and use an old '84 Touriste as my daily runaround
Those rims, are they DP18's, and did you get them polished or did you polish them up yourself?
Thinking about stripping and buffing up the alloy on a pair of silver DP's of mine but nervous that I'll ruin them in the process

Yeah they're Weinemann dp18s. Didn't polish them up, they came out of the box like that but with transfers. Got them because they're cheap but I'm pleased with them so far.

Hey guys, here's my pug fixed gear conversion. First one I've done and it's a lot of fun to ride. Got loads of useful advice on this forum so thought I'd share the result! Let me know what you think. Cheers.

Too small, but otherwise exactly what I was looking for! Gutted! Cheers anyway.

Dibs if the size is right. Have I missed it?

Would you sell the grand remerx rear wheel seperately (£30)? If so dibs on that and the drops. If not, maybe dibs if you'll sell the pair for £50? Let me know either way.

Cheers

Sweet,
first question, where do you keep your bike?

Mine's safely in my student house but all the halls have bike racks. I was in Great Dover Street first year and they were secrure there. Think the other halls have safe storage too but might be worth investing in a good lock anyway!

medicine, you?
no idea where i'm staying, though

I'm a medic at kings just going into final year so if u have any questions, let me know!

Kings is great! I've been here 5 years and not sick of it yet!

I'd read this first...

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/lax/35274458.html

This is honestly one of the funniest things I've read in my entire life. Tears literally streaming down my face.

I havn't read this whole thread so forgive me if someone has said this already, but High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is an extremely effective and time efficient way of losing weight. Basically instead of doing a long slow session of cardio, you do a series of short cycles of maximum exertion exercise (e.g. sprinting or on an exercise bike) with rest periods in between. An example would be sprinting for one minute, then resting for 75 seconds and repeating this 8x. Each session takes about 20 mins and if you do it 3x per week you will experience an effect equal to 5 HOURS (!!!!!) of steady state (regular) cardio. It really is very effective and is thought to work by boosting your metabolism for about a day after training so you burn more calories over all.
I really reccommend it. look at the wikipedia page and try out the Tabata or Little method.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training#Tabata_Method

I'm looking to buy a flip flop wheel set up and ready to go (with or without front wheel). I know create have a bit of a poor rep, but these are pretty good value:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/40mm-Deep-V-Rim-Wheels-flip-flop-dual-Hub-Fixed-Gear-/250649499064?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3a5bdfd5b8#ht_1134wt_936

Are they a decent buy or does anyone have any suggestions for somewhere else to go.

Cheers

Cancelled.

Bump for anyone who missed it! Cheers

Hi,

I'm looking for a vintage bike to tidy up and convert to single-speed/fixed-gear or one that's already been converted. Peugeot or Raleigh would be good but if you have something else suitable that's cool too. I'm not too fussed about the condition, if it's tidy already then great but I'm happy if it needs some work doing.

I'm in London so if I can pick it up here that'd be ideal but courier from elsewhere would be fine. Looking to spend £100 to £200.

Cheers,

Hugh

My bike was stolen last week but no photos and lost the frame number no no hope! I'm hiring security guards for my next one!

I wish I was a foot taller!

Hi, apologies if I ask something stupid but I'm new to the custom fixie game! Really glad I found this thread cos I've decided to convert an old peugeot for my next bike. I built a dirt jump bike years ago but new to the fixie stuff so I have a couple of questions about flip-flop wheelsets. (decided to go flip flop because I want to try fixie but would like a freewheel option if i dont get on with it)

If i get a flip flop rear wheelset like one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/40mm-Deep-V-Rim-Wheels-flip-flop-dual-Hub-Fixed-Gear-/250649499026?cmd=ViewItem&pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item3a5bdfd592#ht_500wt_929

http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/WPOOPOMP/on-one-120mm-clincher-wheels-%28pair%29

What else do I need on the back wheel? A sprocket for either side and a (BMX) freewheel? I've not heard great things about create, but good value with tyres included.

I'll take photos as I go along as payment for your advice! Hopefully I'll have a nice bike at the end of it!