Benotto Fixed Gear Bicycle

[Dale]

Hey fellas. A good friend of mine is moving to Spain in December. His dad bought this bicycle new in 1979 (He thinks). It was then passed on to him about 20 years ago, and he used it for a few years. Then about 4 years ago he decided to make a fixie out of it. It never happened. Went mountain biking with him on Saturday afternoon, and in the trunk of his car was this bike with all the components in a box.  He says, "I want you to have it - you'll do something with it." Now, I love all things 2 wheeled. I'm no lycra shorts, shaved leg kinda guy, but I love cycling. This is such an awesome gift. So another project to add to the list! :-)















So not entirely sure how I'm going to go about this. But here's some inspiration:





http://www.benottobicycle.com/site/about





I'm liking this direction quite a bit...







3 Speed Fixed Gear hub

[MexiChriS]

That 3 speed fixed gear hub would be really nice! Wanting that for my Bianchi road bike... Such a great friend you have to get this. Keep this updated!

[Dale]

Sure thing, so you're riding a fixed gear / no brakes machine? 

[S Majure]

Damn! That makes my Surley Steamroller look like a yugo.

[Dale]

Damn! That makes my Surley Steamroller look like a yugo.

*Nothing* can be that bad! :-)

[S Majure]

lol

[phxtoad]

That frame is screaming for an old Campy Record Groupo!  All ten speeds!

I see EVERYONE riding fixxy's or single-speeds these days.  No thanks.  Now that I'm old and fat, I need gears (and brakes) more than ever before.

Please post your progress though!

Todd

[DrJ]

I'm old and fat and ride a single. Just not up hills.

[Dale]

S Majure - That's a beauty! ?

...I need gears (and brakes) more than ever before.

HA, yeah, I might keep the front brake for a while... :-)

I'm old and fat and ride a single. Just not up hills.

Ha! :-)

[Dale]

Popped in at my local cycle shop today and had a good long chat with one of the guys there.

He told me about this great site: http://www.fixiestudio.com/

You can use their super easy browser app to make up concepts.
I photoshop'd my frame roughly in afterwards. here are a few ideas for a direction:

[S Majure]

either with the combo wheelsets IMO.

[Dale]

Yeah I'm really liking that asymmetry thing going on...

[S Majure]

To bad it doesn't look as good on a CB or an RD..

[Dale]

OK, did some final tweaks and I'm thinking this is my plan:



Gonna run with front brake initially.
Hope I can pick up a second hand Areo spoke somewhere.
Not sure about what sprocket sizes to go with, but was thinking I would go for a ride on my road bike later today and find a good all round combo that works for my current fitness level.

[S Majure]

Why oh why Dale am I looking at Bicycle parts when I am trying to spend cash on Motorcycle parts....LOL
man those wheels can get expensive. Even used