(30-08-2013, 11:11 PM)samass Wrote: So it's definitely a fixie?
Yup, fixed gear flip flop hub, flip it round for a single speed freewheel.
(30-08-2013, 11:04 PM)Poodle Wrote: Hmmm, genius way to make money out of the fixie fashion victims, like it!
Looks damn tidy though dude, do you have to respray many, or is it usually a case of tidying the mechanicals, then new chain, rear hub and decals?
99% of them require respray. The profit margins are so little when it comes to decent condition frames because the price is so high, then after all of the servicable parts needing replacing, paired with the hours of work required restoring paint, repairing, un-jamming, rebuilding.
I personally prefer an original finish, keeps it classic, I do however respray most of my bikes but the aerosol finish is never as durable as original.
I've been doing it for years, and I've worked on bikes all my life both professionally and even when I was a kid.
Cleaning up original stuff is the big bit, just a lot of Autosol and a good scrub