Lucky Find

[celeste boy]

I have always wanted a SS roadie. I have a SS MTB which is great and I've had a few attempts at putting together a single speed roadie but nothing worked.
I even won a SS bike on this Forum. Turned out to be too small and the quality turned me off C.....l bikes forever.
BUT...……….there on the side of the road, dumped was a girls bike and a SS! Took it home, replaced a tyre and tube, changed the plastic cranks, new chain, put on a different set of handlebars and replaced the rusted on brakes. I knew that by keeping all those old parts, one day they would come in handy.
Bit of a reality check was when I looked up the brand on the web. Southern Star is a Big W bike!!! But, hey, horizontal dropouts and it's big enough.
Photo will follow.
Made my week.

Cheers
CB

[joncoleman]

I bought one of those southern star fixie bikes. It had a bent crank and the wheels where a bit buckled. 30 bucks! My mate and i stripped it but..
The bluddy stem was seized into the forks
And the crank was basically welded to the pedal..


Anyway the frame itself is the right size.

Start again and build up from there