resistance is fertile

fixed gear first

I've just finished putting together my first fixed gear bike! I haven't had much of a chance to ride it because of inclement weather but what I did get to ride on it was hella fun. The bike I set up is the blue Schwinn Continental, which still has some work left to get the frame to my aesthetic liking but is ridable. I put my first set of 700c x 23 wheels on with a 16t sprocket. Tomorrow I will take a photo to put up (it looks pretty slick).

the collection that I have been working on this summer

This is the bike that I have ridden around most of the summer for long and short rides. It is a Schwinn Varsity that I converted into a single speed. I don't have the tool to take off the cassette at the time so it will remain until I can do something about it. The frame is a bit small but it works. This bike also has a bag that I made from canvas for carrying my tools in case I get into some bike trouble. I've recently SOLD this bike.
This is a Bike that I have gotten mostly set-up but still in progress. It is a 1965 (I believe), Schwinn Continental that I've converted into a single speed. This frame suits my height a bit better than the Varsity does so once I get this into shape, it'll be my main bike I'm thinking.
This bike I made for my girlfriend Courtney. It is a girls 1973 Schwinn Varsity. I was riding a bike trail one day and found it sitting in a parking stall for a car and it appeared to have been thrown into the lake right behind where I found it. I removed the front 48T chain ring so there would be less problems as far as shifting goes but left the derailleur so she still has some options.
This bike is quite obviously in progress but it is another Schwinn Continental. I've been having some trouble removing the fork from the headset because it had been sitting out to let the weather have it's way with it and in effect rusted the two pieces together.

2/3 of painting

post-most sanding