Fb -part 1

well the deal is done. i have brought the ugliest bike i could find on ebay for the cheapest price possible. it has a new saddle and new tires [so they say]
heres the ad description and image

RACING BIKE
Road bike older style recently serviced with new tyres,tubes and saddle ($30) would suit someone who just wants to get to the station or is not so fussed about the look of the bike you ride. This bike rides well and shimano gears work with no problems.
bike can be picked up in the Penrith area or Granville.



its awesome. after downloading the image from ebay and realising the image name is fbf7_1.JPG i have aptly named him Fb. my usual branding will always entail a capital "F" then a lower case "b".
look at that paint job, no man will every steal this from the station [nor woman]. first thing will be to strip the spokes of the coloured paint using steel wool. then onto the upgrade planning. i am thinking BB first with new cranks etc... then back hub and rim. followed by front hub then rim... etc.

stay tuned

fixie ebay sadness

im not happy. i have bidded on about 4 bikes so far and no joy. evey bike is going for what i would imagine to be a price that isn't really worthy of the result.
i will keep looking but tomorrow i am going to do the blaxland 2nd bike seller job run. hoping in an of change he may have a track bike witch is in working order.

after repeated atempts
via mobile e-bay and cpu ebay i was unable to purchase a second hand road bike that i felt was worthy of converting. i had a buget and all candidates when over what i felt reasonable. i will keep trying.

fixies

i am just going to continue posting my favourite fixies here.

current favourite:


i think JADE owns this piece of art


bizarre name:

fixie time

i have found a new passion. i need to ride to the station so i am going to build a fixie bike. i am estimating it will take a year to do but i know will be an awesome little project. with my passion for bikes i need a cheapy to do the station run everyday. i know it will start out as a cheapy but in the end it won't be a cheap bike. this is the best example i can find of what i would love to build



it needs to be something simple and plain but i am going to see how it all comes together. lots of time on ebay looking for a candidate atm. although i may do a run to the bike seller guy at blaxland. i need it to be something that is functional now but i can buy the past and fix up over time.