Thread: Looking At Older Frames for Fixed-Gear Conversion
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Old 08-14-12 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Bar Tape
What do you guys think of a Peugeot UO-8?
U-08 may be harder to convert. I'd avoid it unless you are an experienced French bike man. Stem will be French sized along with the bars. The BB will be French threaded & the cranks will likely be cottered.

Good chance that some of those bikes you linked to will be gone. Just pick one of them up and go from there.
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