mwg

why the fuc would you do all that work then put stickers from another brand of bike on the frame. i just don’t get some people at all. you could have at least created something from the decal name by cutting it up… re-arranging etc.
here you go Maciek - here is a couple of suggestions
cog - loca - glanco - calo - nag - goal … or… cool?
idiot.

this morning, like all mornings, i logged onto my new found forum fixed. it is a great resource for fixie/track stuff in australia. the thing i am liking the most about it is the people on it actually seem like a nice bunch of guys. i have been on a fair few forums before and the guys there are just dickwads. but not here.

this is a perfect example of why….
or this for instance

maybe i should move on from being a silent lurker, to an active participant… i just fell to much like a noob for now

well it is only one more day at work, then holidays. on saturday lachlan and i will be doing the drive to bundeena to pick up hugo. aidan has a party to go to… but i just know lachlan will be the dood who will always be tinkering with bikes, you can see it in his eyes already. i have had much thought about hugo - i know what i want from him - what he should look like etc. i imagine he will be almost identical to this

my issues will be the rims. deep v’s machined or not - or possibly hillbricks, and cranks. now there is a big problem. i am unsure what the BB will be. it could be a french thread, but i do need to sort out cranks asap as well as wheels. i think the xbox will go. i am kinda not interested in it atm. i need to think a little more about it all. money is always the issue.

well to day dawns the era of fixie heaven. i have now brought the second bike to complete the puzzle. thing is, i needed a second bike to work on whilst i continue riding the first bike to the station. so here he is. hugo the peugeot.

one of the main reasons i wanted a peugeot was that you can still purchase the decal sets on ebay. at this point i am really not expecting to go that far down the restoration path. i am more interested in this style of fixie. the more “research” i have done the more i realised i really am taken by the natural old-skool road/touring frames. i guess if i wanted a track frame… i would velo.

the first thing will be to pick hugo up, introduce him to fb, then start the long process of stripping him back. bottom bracket cleaning, frame cleaning etc. can’t wait!

well the fixie project is at home. it is making it to the station on the small front cog and all clusters. front derailer is shot but thats fine. here’s the beast at home

i have ridden it twice to the station this week and it was great going but coming has been quiet scary. its late and dark so i purchased two new lights off torpedo on monday. a front and back as well as the full tilt tool set to take it down and do the work. then as always they had a sale today - wednesday and had the dual halogen set for only $77. after much debate i decided it was worth it. safety first. so i now will have 4 front lights and two back lights.