Perfect for the 3/4 life crisis

 

 from this.........

 to this.........

to this.

I may as well face it,I have now passed well beyond the age for a mid life crisis.With the Slow Schlepper lying redundantly beneath the house and me in need of a mid winter's project,this is what I ended up with.A perfect fixie, built just for beyond the mid life crsis.(see chain wheel/sprocket ratios below)

For the velo nerds amongst you.

frame           Peugeot UE 10

front hub       original Normandy 36h

rear hub        Velocity 36h

rims            H + Son 'Archtypes'

valve cap       silver anodized from Tokyu Hands
Tyres           Grand Bois'cerf' from Commuter Cycles
spokes          Phil Wood double butted
bottom bracket  Phil Wood and co

cranks          Sugino

pedals          MKS Grip Kings

chain wheel     Sugino Messenger 42t

chain           Izumi

sprocket        Phil Wood 20t

brakes          Mafac

lever           Tectro inverse

stem            Nitto Dynamic

saddle/bar tape Charge

paint           Power Plus'gun metal' over 'Citroen'black polka dots

And that's about it.I used 10 cans of paint,practicing my spray painting technique and experimenting with colour combos, however 4 would have done the trick. 1 primer,1 under coat,1 top coat and 1 clear coat.I kept the original 35 year old front hub as it has a super light aluminium body and besides,I loved them. The rims,made in the PRCC, are new to me.A very high quality finish and super easy on the eyes.They came from the blokes behind the counter at the always helpful Commuter Cyles in Brunswick.