I just bought this thing of the internet for my first fixed gear conversion ever:



I don't know the "prestige" brand but I kinda like the look of these original stickers.
I've been bitten by the fixed gear bug just this week (I didn't know of it at all and I stumbled upon the whole scene while looking for a new commuter bicycle).

After spending hours of drooling at www.fixedgeargallery.com I've decided to build one myself.
So I bought this bicycle for 20 Euro's.

I hope it's any good... since I'm a complete fixed gear noob. The only thing I know is you need horizontal drop-outs

any suggestions or remarks? just shout them below
experienced help is always welcome

I already know of Sheldon Brown's place for the 'tutorials'

https://sheldonbrown.com/fixed/index.html

https://sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html

and if you want to do it cheaply:
https://sheldonbrown.com/deakins/how-...onversion.html

these will give you most of what you need to convert your new bike to fixed gear.

It looks like a good bike to start with, assuming it fits you. 3 piece cranks, no dork disc, no turkey levers, no stem shifters, and I bet the wheels are 700c. If you get going on your conversion and then come back with more specific questions, this forum will be of more help. It looks like all you really need is a fixed rear wheel + tire and a saddle.

I'll be the first belgian fixie rider I guess... I did some research and apparently there is no "scene" to speak of in Belgium. Let's get this thing rolling over here!!!

bigger version:

That's a killer front rack. I hope you keep that.

It looks like you have cottered cranks so you'll want to change those, but you might run into trouble with the bottom bracket. Not knowing the country of origin of the bike I can't guess what type of bottom bracket you have. If you're lucky it will be english, or Italian, in that order. French bottom brackets are tough to find, so if it turns out to be french you'll want to keep the cups in good condition, so that you can just change the axel. Sheldon Browns site almost certainly has a page that will be able to help you identify what type of bottom bracket you have.

I'm not a girl, but hey thanks... I did a lot of push-ups to achieve my pectoral... oh wait... that front rack

Since I haven't picked it up yet, I haven't seen the bottom brackets up close.
I hope they're any good.
The owner said on the phone they are slightly slanted and run up towards the rear of the bike.

I think you're talking about the chainstays.

The BB is housed in the BB shell, that cylinder that joins the stays and tubes.

Guessing what technical names in English mean is rarely possible. Not like Dutch. French seems even worse for the ambiguity of technical words in any given field.

Anyhow, that's a nice find. See if you can straighten the rack (the one on your bike), and otherwise save it for another ride. I dig the saddle and also the stem, though the latter may just look nice from a distance. I also have some cleaning to do of surface rust on chrome.

oh I see... I'm not that familiar with the technical bike terms yet.
thanks for the explanation

If you use those cottered cranks, remember to roll up / tie down both pant legs. I have holes in my jeans on both sides from being caught by cotters. I don't want to think about what would have happened if I was running fixed instead of SS at the time.

ew....cottered cranks...if you ever want to spend some money on that bike, get a new crankset

Nope, he is talking about the dropouts. Xquizit they are the two parts on the frame that the rear wheel attaches to.

Actually, there are some riders, but no scene. There are some belgians on the ssfg subforum of dirty-pages.net. The guys over there are very cool, bit different from this forum. Over here (in the Netherlands) and in Belgium, fixed gears are still very 'undergroundy' and the forum members are too.

I'll definately get rid of those cottered's...
back in the days I had an old norta tenspeed with cottered cranks which ripped several of my good jeans when I forgot to stuff em down my socks.

and yes I was talking about the dropouts, since they are quite important when looking for a frame I guess.

I'm getting myself familiar with the terms on Sheldon Brown's website.

I've seen some track wheels on an auction site for 50 Euro's
Are they always fitted with tubes?
I've got no experience whatsoever in using tubes.
On wikipedia I read track riders use tubes because when running flat, the air stays in the outer tube before escaping, thus running flat more slowly than tires. So they can get down the track lane before losing all air.
This is not that important for me, so I'm looking further for wheels with tires.

I REALLY like that stem...toss some wheels and a new chain on it and you're riding, replace the cranks when you can and you are gold. I might look into another saddle, I think soma makes some nice ones for like 45 dollars.