My first fixed gear.
 

1982 Austro-Daimler Inter10
42:17 ratio.
I love it : )

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~bameyer/bike/1.jpg

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~bameyer/bike/2.jpg

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~bameyer/bike/3.jpg

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~bameyer/bike/4.jpg

Nice, I think that thing would look beast with some very deep and sexy track bars. Those old school road bars are just so petite; no reach and drop.

Brian from Chabot Elementary School?

Front brake would be nice if the rear tire ever flats.

Very nice bike, unique.

are those forks rusted? very nice bike though, but its a little strange to have toe clips on one side and not the other (not sure on the reason for that).

well their bike is only geared on one side so you only need one toe clip, see?

Nice ride. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there's something very classic about the shape of the frame and the color. I can't tell if the fork is rusty or if it's actually stripped. In either case, I would sand down the rust with a little bit of sandpaper, prime and paint over it to keep it from kiiling you. Then again, AZ is dry so maybe it's not much of a concern. I would do the same on the frame.

I would try a bit of steel wool on the front fork - cleaned my pitted fork up to a very nice finish in just a few minutes. Very cool bike though, very.

Yeah, steel wool will work well too, just be careful not to scour the metal too much or it will show up under the paint as swirls.

I figured out what I like so much. There's a really nice depth to the original paint. It goes from a deep brown to a nice coppery color. Very nice and something you wouldn't see on a bike today. Not flashy enough.

Good choice for a fixed gear. If you want to skip/skid you won't have the problem with shifter bosses on the downtube.

Pretty bike. I like the color.

Thanks for the tips. I actually stripped it all the way down. It had a very nice metalic shine, but I never put a rust protector on it, thus it's rested. I haven't minded so much because it kind of matches the color of the bike. One toe clip = the result of riding down a mountain and using my back foot as a break. The clip freely spun on the ground until it got ripped off. I also plan on putting a front break on, as I've almost died already. I do want to put those mustache style bars on it. I'm not sure what they're official title is. Also, what are track bars?

The paint on the bike is very lovely. It's hard to see from the pictures, but the sun has put a really nice wear on the paint. It goes from almost purple to brown to copper to a light copper.

Mustache bars are called mustache bars. :) Track bars are super deep drop, large swoop forward. They're basically designed for a super aero position in a velodrome. I've never ridden them before, but I don't know that they convey any advantage off-track, more of an aesthetic and soul kind of thing. No reason to throw them on a street-fix conversion.

Random track bike with track drops: http://www.bikecult.com/works/archiv...ectrumTKD.html

Moonshot: ouch! Don't remind me! My Fuji fixed conversion has downtube shifter bosses. The first time I went for a skid I totally messed up the insides of my thighs. Doh!