In this video, we will show you how to convert an old roadbike into a ghetto single speed/fixed gear bike, for less than 70 euros. It is possible.
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Time stamps:
0:00 Parts you'll need
0:11 Getting rid of cables and brakes
0:45 Removing bars and seat tube
1:16 Cutting off the badge
1:32 Carefully removing chain
1:57 Removing cranks (using the crank puller)
3:05 Disassamble the bottom bracket (using hook wrench)
3:27 Pulling out the stem
3:53 Removing the fork
4:00 Gentle precision hammering
4:25 Cleaning up rusty dirty parts
4:49 Stripping the paint
5:10 Removing unnecessary gears
5:40 Grinding off gear ring protector (it was ugly imo)
6:02 Spray painting everything
6:20 Frame done!
6:30 Overview of parts
6:54 Chain mesmerisation
7:04 Reinstalling bearing cups
7:18 Assembling the fork
7:21 These bearings should go THE OTHER WAY AROUND
7:39 Put in the stem
7:50 Assembling the bottom bracket
8:27 Slap on the cranks
8:49 Putting the wheels back in
9:09 Cutting the chain to size
9:41 Get the bar back in
9:52 First test ride
10:03 Wrapping some very nice wrong bar tape
10:18 Being sad about adding a brake
10:24 Altering rivets to put the badge back on
11:24 Final result
12:27 *Ghost enters the chat*
12:47 Outro
#fixie #build #cheap
