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Glad you got your bike back, and well played.I can't believe I haven't taken photos of the frame numbers on my bikes. I'm going to do that tonight.

"i can haz fixed gear"

"Worst. Bike. Ever"

The scheme in Paris has worked well.

I read somewhere that a third of the hire bikes in Paris have been stolen or vandalised, with some even turning up in Australia! I can imagine in our capital of bike theft the same will happen.

People who say "damp squid" instead of "damp squib".AAAAAARRRRGH!

http://www.baconnaise.com/

Sliced bread!

Pixies aren't that dangerous, Gnomes on the other hand are lethal, I've lost count of the number of times I've staggered home drunk and tripped over the one in my front garden.

You can convert old 10 speeds for much less than that, I'd say do it yourself, cheaper and much more satisfying.

Try putting the word out amongst your friends/family that you're looking for an old racing bike, you never know who might have one sitting in their shed, also try your local freecycle group.

If you can get your hands on one then you have almost everything you need to build your first fixie, the only thing you'll need to get is a fixed rear wheel. Then you'll have something unique that you built yourself, rather than just another off the peg bike.

London to Örebro, central Sweden bike ride. June 20th.

Who's up for it?

1- Booga

Close, fixie Morris dancing is the new bike polo.

Thanks Sano, that was one bottle of nitro-mors, alot of rubbing with wire wool and one can of spray laquer.

I went to 4 Galstonburys in the 90's and I never plan to go to one of these mainstream festivals again, so many stella drinking idiots in sunhats getting wasted and putting on fake Northern accents because they think it sounds cooler.

Give me a Folk festival anyday, pub sessions and Morris dancing are much more my scene.

Welcome to the forums.

Another option for a cheap and quick way into fixiedom would be to find an old 10 speed road bike with slotted rear dropouts and convert it.

Buy a rear wheel with a fixed hub, then take off all the bits you don't want (derraileurs, rear brake, shifters etc) and bingo! A cheap fixie that will also be more unique that many of the OTP bikes you see being ridden around.

My bike

And me on my other ride.

Jersey

1. Khornight
   
2. gormley (MLP)
   
3. Object (MLP)
   
4. cliveo (mlp)
   
5. MC (mlp)
   
6. mjs110 (MLP*2)
   
7. huge16 (mlp)
   
8. Dropout
   
9. wibble
   
10. Soul (MLP)
    
11. andy.w
    
12. Velocio (MLP)
    
13. BlueQuinn (MLP)
    
14. dov (MLP)
    
15. Rauri (MLP and nonMLP)
    
16. Aroogah
    
17. braker
    
18. The Seldom Killer (anything but MLP - I realise that this is supposed to be silly but MLP just isn't my kind of silly)
    
19. mattty
    
    

Cap

1. Khorn
   
2. gormley
   
3. cliveo
   
4. Stu
   
5. mjs110
   
6. huge16
   
7. Dropout
   
8. wibble
   
9. Soul
   10.andy.w
   
10. Velocio (MLP)
    
11. BlueQuinn
    
12. dov (MLP)
    
13. Rauri (MLP and nonMLP)
    
14. Aroogah
    
15. braker
    
16. mattty
    
17. Booga (MLP or not, don't mind)
    

That first trick is awesome, I'm still learning how to make my bike do a Ghostie.

I agree with having a shit looking bike if you have to leave it locked somewhere. Build a nice bike, but make it look like a heap of junk!

My saddle is one that was being sold off at a local bike shop for £10 (that's my idea of affordable!) Alot of bike shops near me have the saddles that come with complete bikes for sale cheap when people take them off and exchange them for an aftermarket one.

Thanks for all the interest, it's currently spoken for.

Frame is 55cm BB to TT
TT is 56.5cm

Pictures coming in a bit, just getting my camera :)

Just posting to see if there's any interest before it goes on ebay.

Peugeot gents bike, about 1979-83 as far as I can tell. Swept back handlebars, chrome mudguards, 10 speed. Retro faded gold/bronze colour. Frame has a bracket on the seatstay for a light.

Bit tatty but might make a good pub bike/polo bike/French onion sellers bike etc

Bike is in Addlestone, Surrey, 30 mins on the train from Waterloo or I can deliver in Surrey/SW London for a price.

Offers.

Passing the Black Horse pub in Addlestone, Surrey:

Guy with a red frame and really short flat bars

and a guy running singlespeed with a chain tensioner riding with a girl on a geared bike.

Anyone on here?