Conversion help if possible?
 

Hey, I'm new around the forums and I just wanted to say hello. And upon this I have recently been FASCINATED by the upright European city style bikes. I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on whether any possible conversion can be done to this bike to make it feel more upright. Its called a Maverick. Not sure who else makes it however there is a Maverick Raleigh similar to it.

http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/kj/...85229l_20.jpeg

Like the mono seat stay, or is it called a wishbone seat stay. Find some fenders and north bars and it will be a lot closer to a city bike. Like the biopace on the small rings but for some reason I don't like the big ring, to loppy. Welcome to C&V.
Oh maybe a chain guard.

Thanks! I enjoy the feedback. I'm still new to bikes in general. I have been riding and old BMX for many years of my life and I realized that I eventually needed a new bike! So after looking for the perfect bikes I realized the sheer beauty of these vintage bikes. Although my friends criticize my taste a bit (they all ride Mountain bikes and such) I really cant help my self but be attached to these bikes. The Flying pigeon is probably the first bike that caught my eye! 8)

I myself stick to the racers and sport racers but others here have all sorts of bikes from shifter schwinn muscle bikes to chinese mama-san shop bikes. I like to dig through the old threads to see what I can find and the help on bike repair that shops wont do.

Hahaha Alrighty. Just a quick question. Where can I get a chain guard?

I convert old Ten Speeds to Single Speed design and/or bikes with a more upright seating position. Gaining a more upright position will mean raising the handlebars to match the saddle position.

http://www.mytenspeeds.com/My_TenSpe...ll_TQF_L_1.jpg

You will have to raise the steering stem but no more than its maximum height (usually marked with a min insertion line). If that is still not enough, get a steering stem extender and install it. Chances are this will necessitate longer brake and transmission cables.

Hope this is a help.

Welcome to the Forum.
Not sure I'd go after a Flying Pigeon, if it's the Chinese one I'm thinking of. Something like 1/3 of the world's bikes are made there, and for a long time, there were only 2-3 models. You can probably buy an old road bike and an old upright bike and combine them somewhat to make a flat bar roadie with a good seating position, clearance for bigger tires and fenders, and have a blast on it.