London Fixed-gear and Single-speed SJS Cycles

my raleigh conversion



i'm new.

Did that used to have drops on it?
If so I think I have seen it about :)

yeah it had drops with grotty yellow grips on it a while back, and was also a raw frame with clearcoat job, finally the rust got through so ended up spraying it again.

thats nice man, ill look out for it.

frame might be for sale soon, just sourcing an original raleigh badge and 531 stickers for it, cant decide whether to keep this and sell this or vice versa?

http://www.londonfgss.com/thread14738.html

depends which you prefer to ride! undoubtedly the charge is more solid.

my first fixed "project", nothing exciting!
claud butler 531 road conversion bought pretty much ready to go.
just put some new pedals and straps on.
other plans are to replace the wheels to something more suitable as soon as i have the funds.(any ideas?)
may change the drops or possibly just some put on some charge U-Bend Bar Tape.
also need to sort out the slackness of the chain. anyway:

good evening alex

Took my first build out for it's maiden rinsing on friday night, and it blew me away. Not had that much fun on a bike for a long time!! And sooooo quiet!! Pics to follow soon.

Unfortunately I don't have room for a really classy looking fixed - although I'll make it if the right vintage frame comes up that's about 58cm ST and 54cm TT! So here's the everyday bike for commuting, pub duty, mucky winter rides and other miscellany:

solid looking ride.

Here's mine.
I'll buy y'a pint if you can identify the frame. It's about 50yrs old, british, original paintwork (clinging on for dear life). The narrow blue/red/white sticker is my addition BTW.
Holler if you see me around.

Lordy, that's a nice frame. Needs drops though ;-)

nice

what are the rims/hubs?

Velocity rims.

See you all at The Cube tomorrow!

I agree G-bitch, I've got some unfeasibly narrow 50's style drops that came with the frame. I'll be switching back soon (as well as finally getting rid of the stubborn deep-v stickers).

See you at the cube.

hello hello, this is my bicycle. I need to get rid of the back brake though, still haven't got round to doing it.
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hope you like it fellas.

haha, cheers mate!

Not nice enough to post twice!

( joke )

;-)

sorry guys, i didn't mean to! dont really know whats what on this website..my mate ended up posting it for me after i had already learnt how to post it..

that bike really works for me. im a fan.

Two of mine, my Dave Lloyd (currently on long term loan)....


....and my Langster out on the bottle (boo hiss I hear you say)...

my 1st fixed
http://www.londonfgss.com/members660...icture2248.jpg

...I have so many questions I'm not going to ask... except WTF?

Great looking frame/forks/stem/bars/wheels. Quite unusual too; being handmade in the UK, tig welded, and with mudguard eyelets.

How old is it?

ha ha.

LOL
its a peugeot conversion - resprayed.
built on a tight budget to get me to work.

I don't think its the appearance of the bike which is provoking these responses..
perhaps its the lack of toestraps.. oh and it could be a little to do with the front light =]
but other than that its pretty different/interesting I guess

toe straps are in the post (damn ebay) - front light wasnt tight (1st ride) and you either love or hate.

fit mudguard yo. they are amazing and keep you dry and they'll take up some of that space. seriously, mudguards ftw.

welcome to the club otherwise.

thanks -was gonna fit short mudgards (and spray them to match the frame) but ran out of cash this month.

go for full length. i reckon they look so much better, and keep you dryer too which is the point really.

yeah but i've not managed to find 700c full length gards that i like which dont cost a bomb (over £40).

try this

plus a can of paint. under 20 in the end i reckon.


or even these wil probably do with a lick o paint.

Thanks for comments. Frame is fillet brazed 531C. Not sure how old, but it was around when the Manchester bombings took place in 1996, hanging up in Harry Hall's, and I would imagine it was secondhand then.

No mudguard eyelets, that is a rear mech hanger (bit of a strange addition for horizontal dropouts).

Cinelli XA stem, Cinelli 65s, Campag Moskva rims with SJSC hubs. All (except for the hubs) left overs from the early 90s...

Has now been passed on to a colleague at work... He borrowed it to train for a Newport velodrome session I organised and fell in love with it.

Ah fillet brazed, very nice. And yeah, after writing I noticed no eyelets on the forks, and thought maybe a derailer was involved.

Never seem the 'Moskva' rims before but I finished lacing a Campag Omega V just 10mins ago! They look pretty similar too.

Moskva (I will check the name again) have a bead blasted braking surface. I think they are the same extrusion as Omega V and Ypsilon too...

is that a dummy brake lever you got there too (on the dave lloyd)? nice to see someone else rockin that! i couldn't quite bear to lose the position on the hoods.

Sorry, my mistake, they are Campag Mexico rims...

Yep, it is a dummy. I couldn't bear to lose the position on the hoods either...

Campag rims are really excellent. I just build another (3 cross) and I trued it in about 5 mins.

Try that with a Velocity!

Can you still buy Campag rims?

Old stock, yes.

www.campyoldy.com

My ride:



I was gunna wait till I had totally pimped it out with a new stem before I poted pictures, but it seems I have no money so I can't afford a stem, so it will look like this for a while now! Had it since 2007, just got new wheels, seatpost & bars for it you see.
I work in Bath so mainly ride round there, holla if you see me!

I bought this for £20 from the paper! excellent condition, everything I have taken off is being stored in case I return it to its original geared glory. I love the 80s gold graphics and named her 'Endeavour' after the space shuttle on the seat post.

The pics are a kind of after and before, now riding some original drops after ditching the chops.

Well I've just joined this group - not been in Bristol all that long and have been riding fixed for about a year.

Just finished my new build last month - a beautiful metallic gun metal grey Bob Jackson - and was gonna take pics of it over the weekend to post here when on Friday morning I got hit from behind by a big fooking car on my daily commute. You could say I'm pretty pissed about it. Managed to get all his details - in between the "ooh I'm so sorry...I didn't see you" and my concussion slowing my head down a bit so I'll post my fixed, fixed when I can.

Just a little rant - oh and hello, be good to go for a ride when I've got some wheels again.

bummer.

where'd that happen?

Cheers, I live in Bristol and work out at Nailsea so it was on a mini roundabout just off the A370. The cars come pretty fast of there and don't seem to look out for cyclists. My bike's working again but just looking a bit worse for wear. Should get a respray and the dents filled when his insurance pays up tho.

My Holdsworth Special:

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In need of a repaint, as the current job is pretty poor - suggestions?

Nice frame&forks! Argos cycles are local and will do a good job. They're not cheap though.

Lovely shot. Did you rig up some lighting for that, or use a ringflash or something?