PatJsy Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Here's a before an after pic of my A to B bike. I picked it up on ebay and the idea was to sort it out as cheap as possible but still try to make it look half decent. After many hours on ebay I got a load of cheap bits for it then topped it all off with a top class poundworld paint job (the best spray paint you'll ever buy ) I managed to get the whole thing done for around £100 (that's with the initial cost of the bike included) Edited October 31, 2013 by PatJsy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 What ratio are you running? And were the wheels off ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 What ratio are you running? And were the wheels off ebay? 18-44 off the top of my head, might be horribly wrong here though ha I found the front rim in the shed, just needed some paint. I won a hub on ebay for 99p and got some spokes for 6 quid ha The back one I picked up at a little bike shop, £25 and as far as I can tell it was a steal - came with aero blade spokes and a proper track hub ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamus Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) That's ended up looking great, not too hipster fixie, more ghetto stealthy hack. Edit: I use the term hack in the nicest possible manner! Edited October 31, 2013 by shamus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 That's ended up looking great, not too hipster fixie, more ghetto stealthy hack. Edit: I use the term hack in the nicest possible manner! I actually hate those b******s for driving up the prices of old road bikes! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Impressive build for that price. Nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJsy Posted November 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2013 What ratio are you running? It's actually 50 - 18 but I need to either go down one at the back or get a half link, the wheel's pretty far forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.KYDD Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 It's actually 50 - 18 but I need to either go down one at the back or get a half link, the wheel's pretty far forward the wheel's pretty far forward Well done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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