Decided to finally build a fixie/SS that fits me, rather than getting my hipster mileage on the cramped, dog-eared world's ugliest fixie.

Yesterday: find a frame and fork in the junkpile; an early (mid?) 70s Apollo Prestige CDN market Ishiwata 012 Hi-Ten frame and misc Tange fork


Today: partially assemble with parts bin refugees and donor crank from the worlds ugliest fixie


Tonight: disassemble, & polish a suitable vintage front brake; the rusty parts are currently bathing in Oxalic acid, will get to the polishing soon


Had to go to the big auction site to buy a 26.2 seatpost and replacement straddle cable for that brake, as the LBS across the street was 0 - for - 2 today on finding oddball vintage junk for me. And they are usually so good at it. Ordered a 17T freewheel for the flip side of the rear hub while I was at it.

I was also going to get some of those shortie hand grips for those nice polished alloy bars but haven't figured on a color scheme yet. If i like riding this thing, I'm going to take it in for my first-ever powdercoat job. I'm leaning towards a metallic pewter and then adding myself a crimson panel on the head tube and seat tube in the manner of some nice looking early 80's Treks I've seen.

Any other suggestions?