Originally Posted by hockeyteeth

I painted both those frames, so they probably just look nicer to someone who has never seen them up close.

The Fuji was pretty rusted, so I didn't feel secure making it into anything other than a joke bike. The Peugeot was my faithful fixed gear conversion for a few months until it was mangled in a car wreck - the stays were totally misaligned.

I also just noticed that my fork is bent back a lot. It would probably help prevent tipping backwards if I fixed it rather than use a smaller front wheel.