Originally Posted by
dadsmith
I am looking into converting an older (70s-80s) road bike, and was wondering if someone could help me out with a list of older brands that would make a good fixie. I've found a couple of frames on craigslist, but according to some other posts, Free Spirit, and Galaxy are very cheap bikes. I'm looking to go pretty cheap, but still want a decent frame (under $70 or so). I've read that Schwinn WorldSport frames aren't bad, and I've read a lot about Peugeots. Any others?
I really don't understand this. If you are going to take an apple and convert it to an orange, then why not just start with an orange???
Conversions are made when people already have a bike but just want it to be a fixed gear. Since you have nothing but cash, why not just try to get a fixed specific bike/frame to start with?
There are some really nice track/fixed specific frames out there, old and new.
EVERYBODY wants it to be cheap. We know. But, whatever you want, they know you want it and will charge you accordingly. Consider it a fanboy tax.
Lastly, just because it's old doesn't mean it's good. Bike manufacturers back then sometimes made bullsh*t just like they do now. The messed up part is that BS from 20 years ago is pretty bad.