In response to Lotek's request in an earlier thread, here's my fixie!

I know converting a road bike to a fixie by stripping and rattlecanning it is a practice many, including myself, here frown upon but I did it anyway to this old and battered steed.
It's made of reynolds 531 according to the original stickers, it has really relaxed frame angles as you can see in the pic annd no brazeons whatsoever. 120 mm rear spacing. This dates the bike quite far back, probably to the 60's or early 70's. Also, under the 2 coats of rattlecan that were already on it before i got it I found the remnants of "Model Campagnolo" script on the right (?) rear chainstay, a feature I've seen on some handbuild dutch frames, Zielemans and Presto's mainly.

It's build up with a cheap yet cheerful wheelset ordered from a German fixie shop and parts from the bin including a set of nice chrome handlebars, a SR stem and a Sugino chainset.

It rides super smooth due to the slack angles, though it corners not too good. The headtube is out of shape, further compounding the problem. It's my main errand/commuter/campus bike over the summer.


P1040843 by ctjr, on Flickr