Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
In another time a bike like this might have been converted to a fixed wheel set for spring training... it would save the derailleurs and get the legs in shape for the main riding season.
I have the luxury of owning a good number of bikes and have some dedicated fixed gear bicycles so the geared bikes stay that way and don't see too much crap weather... but if I didn't I'd probably be riding my Ron Cooper as a fixed gear and figure that without the shifting hardware and a decent set of fixed wheels and tyres it would be a sub 20 pound bike.
My 531 Raleigh Gran Sport was a 531 frame and hit the curb at 19 pounds when it was a fixed gear... that was sweet.
Yes, you could do the Ron Sarkin approach and weld the freewheel solid. He trained that way pretty often in the off season.
I vote to use it as a fixed gear bike. It looks like this PX is of the later geometry that is a bit steeper up forward. (I think it is a '75)
Reason is the tied spokes. Which I think were just tired, not soldiered.
I almost bought one as a training bike way back, I should have but the West Coast Peugeot Distributor only had 21", 23", 25"... I really neded a 55-56 cm bike.