I read many sites before building this bike. I wanted to keep as much of the bike original so that I don't piss off the vintage guys (plus I really liked the vintage paint look of the bike). I kept all the original parts so in case I sell the bike the owner has the option of changing it back. I bought this bike back in the 80's at the swap meet, rode it, crashed it and then it hung in the rafters for years. Got the itch to want to ride a fixie so decided to resurrect it as a fixie.