Originally Posted by
Doohickie
I don't know that I'll like riding a fixie, but I want to check it out. If it turns out to be not my cup of tea, I figure I can sell it for more as a fixie than as a restored vintage. And before you go all, "everytime you turn a vintage into a fixie, God kills a kitten" on me, this Schwinn is in pretty rough shape; in my mind it's already dead. Making it into a fixie will be giving it a shot at a better life.
Anyway, what projects do you have going on?
It took me over a year of owning a fixed gear to really get into it, now I don't leave home without it unless I am riding one of my other bikes but aside from the odd big grocery trip with the long hauler the rest of my trips around down and too work are done on the fixed gear. It's simplicity and utility are indispensable and it is pretty enjoyable to ride.
My projects are on hold till the spring. I have wrapped up a lot of what I have wanted to do in getting the stable in order. I have to install racks on my girlfriend bike and that's about it.
My other project is looking for career oriented employment and more or less waiting and watching for my financial situation to improve or become more certain.
THEN my project will be to install the Sram Red group on my Marin and buy HED ardienne wheels and an EC90sl 1" threadless carbon fork for same bike and so bring it down to a respectable 18.5-19 lbs... and return my 2005/6 centaur century finish group to my Marinoni.
Oh I'm also working on a pretty hodge-podge Gaint ATX 890 from about 2001 which disc brakes....
yeah sorry for the lack of vintage content but my vintage bikes are finished and I'm just looking forward to the summer when I can ride them.