Fixed Gear Project COMPLETED

SkidMerckx

Hi Guy's I'd just like to share my latest project with you; the donor bike was the first bike I ever bought myself (a BSA “The Prima”) in 1979. It was made by Raleigh, but may have been built in the Carlton Factory in Worksop before it closed down.



The frame is a 3 tube 531 and had relatively new cotter-less cranks and 12 gears! It served me well for around 6 years before I gave it to my brother in law. Having acquired it from his garage where it has been languishing for some time,



I decided to convert it to fixed gear and have just got it back from powder coating (The colour is RAL7006).



This was done by Windridge Coating ( www.windridge.co.uk/content.php/410) as they were able to fill in the dents in the frame before powder coating (something other powder coaters told me couldn’t be done?).



Anyhow, I got the frame back today and it is great (Dale at Windridge even re-tapped the BB after coating), so I just wanted to share it with you all............




The finnished bike (I'm sooo pleased with it!)

DevUK

Looks very smart Quite like that colour. Must look even nicer in the flesh!

What components are you planning for this build?

rjsterry

DevUK wrote:

Looks very smart Quite like that colour. Must look even nicer in the flesh!

Indeed it does look smart. Did the coaters do the decals as well? Looks very similar to a mid-80s 'BSA' (re-badged Raleigh) that was my Dad's, then mine, now hanging in my parent's garage. When I have nothing else to do (booked in for 2018), I was thinking of refurbishing it, either as a SS, or geared. Too many ideas, not enough time or money.

stickman

Nice, but did you mean RAL7005?

SkidMerckx

Hi DevUK,

The colour is Beige Grey RAL 7006.

Building up the bike with the original crank and Weinmann sidepulls brakes, an Open Pro Track wheel (2nd hand so not sure of the hub make), drop bars with Charge Brown Tape and Saddle.

Will run on 42T Front and 16T rear cogs. Never ridden a Fixed Wheel before, but it should be a laugh!

Will post the finished bike as soon as.

Thanks for the interest.

SkidMerckx

Hi Los Pingunos II,

I bought the decals from VeloSolo (who supplied the rear cog, brake levers and cables, plus lots of useful sundries items like Chainring Bolts and cog spacers etc.) and applied them myself, thought it broke up the one colour finish nicely?

SkidMerckx

Hi Stickman,

Don't know why I put the wrong RAL No. down!

Clearly you know your RAL No.s and were nearly right, it's RAL7006

rjsterry

stickman wrote:

Nice, but did you mean RAL7005?

[anorak]There's no way that's 7005 (Mouse grey).[/anorak]

EDIT: Who's Los Pinguino... Oh. Time for a new avatar methinks. That was just an amusing shop sign I spotted on holiday.

SkidMerckx

Sorry rjsterry!

stickman

rjsterry wrote:

stickman wrote:

Nice, but did you mean RAL7005?

[anorak]There's no way that's 7005 (Mouse grey).[/anorak]

EDIT: Who's Los Pinguino... Oh. Time for a new avatar methinks. That was just an amusing shop sign I spotted on holiday.

Yes, I thought it looked like 7006 but maybe SkidMerckx had accidently written it backwards and the photo reproduction had shown it differently

rjsterry

SkidMerckx wrote:

Sorry rjsterry!

Now that I look at it, it is a bit random.

Do keep us updated on the build.

Orleandrew

Wow, stooping to a new level of bike geekery with paint code spotting?!