Well, it wasn't what I originally hoped for, (which was a full period-look restoration with updated drive train,) but my dad's old Cooper is back on the road. Money ran out after breaking two cyclocross wheels on my Jake the Snake in a short time span, so I scrounged and scouted craigslist and found a good deal on a mercier frame with a Phil Wood flip flop hub. Using the new wheels, had the Cooper set up using the original TA 50-tooth chainring with a 20-tooth fixed cog and it is great for all but the biggest hills around here. Several 25+ mile rides had me smiling ear to ear and great compliments from a number of riders out on the Paradise Loop here in Marin County.

Bike rides and handles like nothing else, and I can still do the full resto when I get the scratch together, tho it makes such a great fixed gear bike I may not ever want to. I will post a picture as soon as I get a chance.