Dieboldly, read this: http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed/index.html

and this: http://sheldonbrown.com/singlespeed.html

Very important to read this: Fixed Gear Singlespeed Newbies Start Here!!

And also: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...imer-for-Newbs


That frame of yours looks like a Gitane Tour de Luxe, a 70's Boom Bike, and probably has a French bottom bracket. French bottom brackets are hard to find but here's one place that sells new ones: http://store.velo-orange.com/index.p...y-cups-26.html


My strong advice is to check out the information in the links I posted above and then buy a fully built bike. There's a website called BikesDirect that has a lot of bikes priced cheaper than you would end up spending fixing up that old frame. Here is a very popular choice: http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/...essenger_x.htm


It is a lot of fun to build up a bike but it is not cheaper.