Starting my first fixed gear...

The purpose of this blog is to document the process of converting a road bike to a fixed gear. To preface things. I don't have any real wrenching experience with bikes. I tinker with all sorts of stuff but never have done more than change a tire tube on a bicycle. Wish me luck.


Picked up a Fuji Supreme from the mid 80s (Serial No: Sl 111133) from a yard sale that I found on Craigslist last Saturday (July 22, 2006). Measured out around 58 cm. I got it cause the Fuji uses a Valite steel which is nice. The ride was really quite smooth. Horizontal dropouts for ideal Fixie conversion. The spokes are corroded, the seat was shot, and the tires' sidewall (natural rubber color) had something weirdgoing on.

Brought it home and started taking off the parts I didn't need. Seemed like a lot of Suntour and Dia-Compe parts. Brakes, pedals, cranks, derailleurs, shifters, grip tape, all came off. All this came off pretty easily with an adjustable wrench, pliers, screwdrivers, and allen wrenches.
Shown above, the brakes, shifters, grip tape, pedals, and derailleurs have all come off. I couldn't really get much further. Went to the local bike shop and got a saddle from their saddle bin to replace the gross piece of foam that came with it. Also got a crank puller and pulled of the cranks now and removed the chain rings.

More pics and details to come...