The Bike Oven gets some sweet bikes rolling through our doors every now and again, and the fixed gear pictured above is a great example.
The owner of the bike, Johnny Lam, posted pictures of his ride in the Fixed Gear Gallery, and gave us a shout out for the assitance we provided him:
Here is my first conversion (actually first time wrenching on any bike) of a Nishiki International. A buddy of mine gave this to me with missing pieces. With the kind volunteers at the Bike Oven (www.bikeoven.com), I was able to pull apart parts I didn’t need, reassembled and greased up the BB, headset, and rear hub. I even had the chance to redish my rear wheel. I’ve learned plenty from this build.
You can see the rest of Johnny’s pictures in his post on Fix Gear Gallery.
I wish we had some before-pictures. I was there and helped Johnny the first day he brought the bike in. He spent most of the first day disassembling it, cleaning it up, and figuring out what he needed to create his dream bike. He then came back with the new parts and built it up. He mostly did it on his own, with only a bit of help from us.
Wow! I can’t believe you guys picked this up on FGG. There is a before shot on there but no “during” pictures when I was taking apart everything. Thanks again for all the help!
Nice bike, Johnny.
Is it a fixed gear or a free wheel? i noticed the front break. i free wheel in downtown LA…