Johan Sebastian von Pinkertonheimer III
Peugeot PB-xx Series Frame (circa 1980) outfitted with UGLY! Pads
Profile Design TT Bullhorn Bars & SR stem
Peugeot fork, Le Shite generic headset
(Amarillo) Velocity Deep V lovingly laced to a Suzue hub
(Amarillo) Velocity Deep V lovingly laced to a Suzue hub
Shimano 600, 175mm Arms
Selle Italia Flite Trans Am Saddle, Frenchie French Generic Seat Post
MKS (njs) Track Pedals w/ black and orange leather straps; pinkie pink chain
Flip-flop: 52x19 ->fixed // 52x16 ->freewheel
Peugeot steel is some of the most flexible steel I've ever come across; it's ridiculously absorbent, though not to a fault. Although if you were doing legitimate races at the velodrome (which I don't) you would definitely find this frame to be a good bit too squooshy - it wouldn't be nearly stiff and responsive enough. This steel is so bloody flexible that my 250lb. 6'6" gentle giant of a friend can actually make the frame visibly flex - it scares the shit out of me when he does it, though. Profound insight: riding on this frame is akin to riding atop a French-made marshmallow machine equipped with wheels n' shit. Yeah, you know...
Another cool factoid: I picked this frame up for at a local used bike shop and had the wheels made for me here in Madison at The Yellow Jersey.
The tube pads were custom-made by Dion of UGLY! Pads. He does excellent work! Here's his website: www.uglypads.com
And finally, as they certainly do not say in France: "Le Blah!"