My name is Richard and I am from Norway. I found an rusty old “beatup” Motobecane from ‘84 (I think…) on the local scrap-yard in may ‘08. I spendt a couple of months transfering it into a cool fixed gear bike…
Here’s the “list” so far!
*Flat black powdercoated frame.
*Self designed and made sticker set.
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(Wheelset)
*DP18 M Yellow
*Black spokes 3x
*Novatech Yellow hubs
*Respaced to 126mm
*Shimano Dura-Ace Cog & lockring 16T x 1/8
*ACS Freewheel 16 x 1/8
*LV Tubes
*Rim Strips
*Continental Sport Contact 700×28
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*KMC Z410 yellow chain
*Silver alloy seatpost 25.4mm
*Vintage Stronglight Motobecane French Headset
*San Marco Arami Sadle
*A NOS Motobecane Headbadge.
*Polished old Campagnolo Athena crank arms
*Cyclo crank arm dust caps
*42 tooth Campagnolo chainring
*Polished old Cinelli Stem.
*Flipped and Chopped original Cinelli handlebar.
*Campagnolo Athena front brake (removed…).
*Front brake level from GT babyjogger (removed…).
*Frog Lite twinpack
*MKS Sylvan track pedals
*MKS Aluminum Toe clips (removed…).
Be sure to visit my blog at www.fixedgearonline.net
R.
Submitted by Richard Jacobsen










3 Comments Received
October 20th, 2008 @7:14 pm
Great conversion well conceived…well executed! I love it !
August 20th, 2009 @10:23 pm
so cool! congrats!
September 15th, 2009 @8:15 pm
Nice work. A real “rags to riches” conversion. If frames had feelings, this one would be forever grateful to you.
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