In the past few weeks I've been given two antique bicycles by friends. The first is a 1971 Schwinn Le Tour. The second is a 1983 Peugeot P6. According to the Lemonde frame size calculator, the Schwinn is pretty much the perfect size for me, being 54.5cm from the center of the bottom bracket to the top of the seat tube. The Peugeot is a bit big at 60cm. I can still mount the bike with enough clearance for the wedding tackle. Of course, the tires are completely flat so the stand-over height may be a bit big for me.
I'm thinking that the Schwinn will make a good candidate for an upgrade, while the Peugeot will make a good fixie. Aside from the fact that the frame is a bit big on the Peugeot, it also has many hard too find parts. Since the point of a fixie is to have as few parts as possible, there will be fewer parts to track down. Hopefully the bottom bracket and headset are in good shape such that I don't have to go from bike shop to bike shop looking for a stupid french replacement. The Schwinn has a non-standard fork and headset, but the headset feels pretty decent. I'll have to sit down and outline the details on the two projects. That will come at a later date. Stay tuned.
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