Hi from Auckland, New Zealand! I semi-finished my first SS today..
Picked up the complete bike for $20.
The frame is a 12 spd Carlton from the early 80's.
The rear hub is a shimano uniglide rear freehub, the very first design that is press fitted onto splines without the hollow bolt.
Running the standard small 40T crank and 17T rear sprocket, giving 63.5 gear inches. I took the cassete off and drilled out the rivets holding it together, then reused those spacers along with a new one I made from pvc pipe to get the chainline straight. Locked it all up tight reusing the threaded outer 13T sprocket.
Wheels are standard 27x1 Araya with some cheap new tyres.
Standard cranks and pedals, unfortunately no clips but ill plan to scrounge some soon.
Removed rear brake.
Still to do: Grind off rear brake guides on top tube & derailleur mount, sand back and repaint, new saddle (maybe), new chain.
I absolutely love riding it! It feels so light and responsive, and not worrying about gears is great.
Any general ideas for a colour scheme? I quite like the white and blue, but im open to any good suggestions..
Cheers!