=THE PIGEON=

SO I COPPED A PEUGEOT TOURMELET IN A TATTOO DEAL AND OF COURSE IT HAD TO BE CONVERTED...




THE NIGHT BEFORE I RECEIVED IT, THE PERSON GIVING IT TO ME CRASHED INTO A CURB AND BENT BACK THE FORK. AWESOME. IT ACTUALLY BENT THE STEERING TUBE AS WELL...



WHILE I WAS ABLE TO BEND THE FORK STRAIGHT AGAIN, THE STEERING TUBE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. AND ALTHOUGH ITS A BIT HARD TO TURN, I'M NOT TRIPPING!



DISASSEMBLY COMMENCED WITHIN MINUTES OF RECEIVING THE BIKE AND I WAS UNDERWAY....




I SWAPPED OUT THE CHAINRING FOR A 45 THAT I HAD FROM A PREVIOUS PEUGEOT CONVERT... HARD TO FIND THESE TO FIT, AS IT'S A FRENCH BIKE WHICH MEANS ALL THE SIZING IS HECKA WIERD.



THREW ON SOME NITTO RISERS, AND AN ALEXRIMS FRONT WHEEL...



THEN DROPPED IN A SPINERGY I COPPED FROM MY ROOMMATE...



AND VOILA!!! DONE DEAL. I GOT A LITTLE MORE HYPHY WITH IT AND SWAPPED UP THE FRONT WHEEL FOR A CAMPY 650, ALSO FROM SAID ROOMMATE SO I COULD GET JIGGY.


AND HERES THE FINAL BIKE... ALTHOUGH THE STEERING HOLDS SOME RESISTANCE AND THE CRANKS HAVE HELLA TOE-OVERLAP, I CAN STILL THROW BARSPINS AND RIDE MELLOW WATCHING FOR THE ALL TOO EASY PEDAL-STRIKE.

I LOVE THIS BIKE. THIS IS MY NEW RAIN MASHER... I'M PARTIAL TO TRACK GEOMETRY, BUT THIS IS ONE FUN BIKE TO RIDE. OH... I ALSO TORE OFF THE BRAKE-CABLE HOUSING FROM THE TOP TUBE, NATURALLY.

I NAMED THIS ONE THE 'PIGEON' CAUSE ITS WHITE AND DIRTY. WORD. SEE YOU ON THE PORTLAND STREETS MY FRIENDS!!!

-SANDYJONES