A nice piece of video showing the sights of Brighton on a Fixie.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
A little B Bike family portrait
Enjoying the sun in Lancing. 2 Bouette bikes together. A rare occurrence.
The making of a new bike
Today we put together a 70s style fixie and thought we would share the process with you.
1. Resprayed frame in Bronze
2. With new sporty seat and cranks attached. These are aluminium and cotter less. The old quill has been removed to add in something a little more sporty.
3. Much more like it! But the brakes don't match the style we are looking for with some aggressive alloy bars.
4. With the crank in the correct position (by reversing the axel) the chain is measured, shortened and attached. It's beginning to take shape.
5. Brakes are removed and the retro fabric red bar tape put onto the new bars. We have used an A head conversion post to add in some modern touches to this 70s bike.
6. With the bar tape and a pair of spd's attached this bike is ready to ride. We are really pleased with the retro looks including the mavic rims on chrome fixie hubs. The bike is silent when riding and surprisingly light for a steel frame bike. We went for a ride from Lancing to Worthing in glorious sunshine.
Another Bouette bike is born.
1. Resprayed frame in Bronze
and with the wheels attached to get an idea what it might look like.
2. With new sporty seat and cranks attached. These are aluminium and cotter less. The old quill has been removed to add in something a little more sporty.
3. Much more like it! But the brakes don't match the style we are looking for with some aggressive alloy bars.
4. With the crank in the correct position (by reversing the axel) the chain is measured, shortened and attached. It's beginning to take shape.
5. Brakes are removed and the retro fabric red bar tape put onto the new bars. We have used an A head conversion post to add in some modern touches to this 70s bike.
6. With the bar tape and a pair of spd's attached this bike is ready to ride. We are really pleased with the retro looks including the mavic rims on chrome fixie hubs. The bike is silent when riding and surprisingly light for a steel frame bike. We went for a ride from Lancing to Worthing in glorious sunshine.
Another Bouette bike is born.
Wednesday, 4 September 2013
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Anyone interested in fixie meet / ride somewhere around Brighton / Lancing / Worthing
Are you interested in a fixie meet? Some sort of a short ride along the promenade / cafe meet? It would be good to see other peoples projects and share building experiences etc. Let me know.
Anything I can do......
Having just finished my new bike Sam posted me this 'kermit' with wooden handlebars, espresso components and a coaster wheel (it will both coast and act as a brake.. very cool). It's a real winner.
If anyone is interested there is a possibility of getting the guys from espresso to come down Brighton way to show off some of their kit. Leave me a comment if you are interested.
Monday, 19 August 2013
The B-77 is born!!!
Well it's taken a while, but another bike is born.
In metallic midnight blue and using espresso chrome wheels I think this bike really looks the part. The frame is a 1960s raleigh tourer and having stripped it down it is now surprisingly light for an old girl. Went on a 5 mile cruise along the promenade at Worthing / Lancing and it is silent and fast.
I have tried to keep some of the originality including the centre pull front brake.
Thanks to Glen for finding these little skulls. Detail is every thing.
Please leave comments and thoughts and add in your bikes for all to see. Or if you are making a bike and would like some advise or help let us know. Always happy to help a project along.
In metallic midnight blue and using espresso chrome wheels I think this bike really looks the part. The frame is a 1960s raleigh tourer and having stripped it down it is now surprisingly light for an old girl. Went on a 5 mile cruise along the promenade at Worthing / Lancing and it is silent and fast.
I have tried to keep some of the originality including the centre pull front brake.
Thanks to Glen for finding these little skulls. Detail is every thing.
Please leave comments and thoughts and add in your bikes for all to see. Or if you are making a bike and would like some advise or help let us know. Always happy to help a project along.
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