Fixed Gear Conversion - Retro MTB 

The good thing about fixed gear bikes is that they're so clean and not requiring much parts love it 🤩

Always love to see old bikes getting the transformation. This bike is a beast!!

10:05 that focus shift is one of the most fun shots I've ever seen

Very happy to see you building this project! it is always nice to give new life to old frames! Peugeot made very good frames with good geometry and attention to detail. Like the dedicated post for the rear derailleur, etc. This is like my first MTB ,bought at 91. Mine was the mangalloy series Peugeot built. Still my favourite bike to ride, mostly unchanged!

Such a cool built! I've got a similar single speed and they really rip in that configuration, I find. I also love that you explain what you're doing. Awesome and inspiring job!

Purple bikes are top tier! 🔥🔥🔥

Stunned! Your builds amazes me every single time. This video really make wanna build something similar, it looks so rad!!

bro the work that you've made with this bike is flawless, my respect... you're a master!

Heartfelt thanks for keeping the original paint finish and not ruining it with one of those nasty cheap powder-coating jobs. Really very nice!

I've just started riding 28c on my fixed gear bike and it is so much fun, This build looks like a joy to ride combining the Mtb and the fixed gear aspects props to my man!!

I did one of these conversions on a vintage GT Karakoram about a year ago....I love it! Great Video!

I've never tried fixed gear mtb before, but as long as it's fixed gear I'll definitely like it.

So sick mate, very inspired to do something similar myself. Recently gave a neglected 2011 Subrosa Malum a new lease of life and did a tracklocross style build on it, been loving it. Wanted to do a 90’s mtb project for a while but never thought of doing one with a fixed wheel, awesome stuff

Reminds me of the old thrasher fixed gears ! I’m totally doing this with my specialized hard rock I picked up

Looks super fun! I love me a classic MTB conversion!

Unreasonably cool. 26 certainly ain't dead! I've got a Bianchi Milano that I've been wanting to give a similar fixed gear treatment to and your project is super inspiring! Great work as usual.

This is awesome... Giving me inspiration for my old Peugeot

Such a rad frame to begin with. Also, that wheel build was top notch!

Top notch bike and video work as always! The bike itself looks so fun to ride

I got this old Raleigh Nitro fram and wanted to restore and turn it into fixed, im gladly found this video, it gaves me so much hope

I was just thinking about rebuilding a 20 year old mtb i have to a freestyle fixie. This made me commit. Thanks!!!!

YES ITS FINALLY TIME 🥳🤤 end result looks so rad👌

I wish I had the skills to do this. The bike looks so good!

I’ve been wanting to convert my oldie mtb into a fixed. Never knew those cogs existed! Now I can just shop for a 26in wheel with a disc brake hub. Wish me luck! And thanks for this post!

Man that was a very good lesson! the bike looks really dope. the best vibes from Colombia

Sick mate. I did the same thing a month ango. Really enjoy riding it + it became my daily commuter

In the 90s most bike messengers had hardtail and rigid fork mountain bikes. Most were single speed, some with gears and some fixedgear. But steel mountain bikes were the preferred method for getting around the city. 26" wheels are just more nimble, faster and sturdy

I'm at the 6:30 minute mark, and that's why I always strip down a bike, then decide how to build it. That thing is super cool!

I had no idea they made fixed cogs for the disc brake mount. I gotta check those out.

Great build, nice to watch 👩🏼‍🔧

Very interesting! I'm 96% sure the bike had been through at least one rebuild before this one. Several parts were 15+ years newer than the frame, which I believe dated back to around 1989-91 (it depends a bit on where it was first sold). I have a Peugeot U.S. Express I'm trying to figure out how to rebuild... basically the same as the Black Rock, with some different parts. It's good to know 2.3" tires will fit! Nice work.

Man great build havent seen that cog in the disc brake mount conversion very creative given me a great idea ...bike is sick. !

Really cool, I have a Peugeot mountain valley ( purple paint, pretty similar to this one but w/o the paint splatter) and this got me hyped to restore it! I think I'm going for a commuter/comfy ride for this one tho, as it's a big size that fits me well and I have a hard time finding those sizes here in Spain. Keep on wheeling, love the vids :)

FYI for people out there with no money you do not need to get a new crank nor do you need to get new gears in the back it'll be nice to have what they're doing all the time but not needed you merely just need to shorten the chain and take off all the gears that's it

Your build always inspire me

such a beautiful build, I'm inspired to do a fixed 90s MTB too now

I was so hyped up like if you where building my bike. Wow man beautiful build

really interesting build man! 🙌🙌

aahh the wavey coffee break session, namaste!

This makes me want to convert my 86 Sirus into a fixed gear even more. I like the paint job on it and it’s a steel frame.

So nice! Wanna get a fixed gear rn!

Ahaha the wheel build end shot, so clean man!

I have the very same bike since '94, when I was 10. Loads of memories of long rides on mountains and jumps such a bike wouldn't be expected to take. Only thing is it's far larger than yours and I'm only 5.7 - seems my father was unjustifiably optimistic when he brought it home. My "proper" MTB was stolen 5 years ago and I could only afford a track-style bike since, which is hardly a replacement lol. I was torn between restoring my purple Peugeot - especially going through the pain of recreating its splattered paint job that's gone missing from the chainstay and bottom bracket - and leaving it at the basement and staying off the mountains still, since it will never fit me exactly right. Seeing yours with a short modern stem and a nice wider bar makes me want to do the illogical and sentimental thing and bring the Black Rock back. Also, I found it funny that its paint job is so memorable that several people came across this video and sent it to me, knowing I would be happy to see another one of these. I don't know if I'll actually do it, I'm definitely not getting rid of that biopace weirdness though. Cheers.

i just love this! people needs to save the old frames more !

Yo! Peugeot gang! :D I literally build up the same frame (same paintjob too, loving it!) as a fixed gear, but also 700c + threadless fork conversion. And yes, finding a seatpost for those is a pain. Found mine in an odd parts bin of a local bike shop. Awesome video man!

Beautiful build mate, nice bike skills too!

Solid build as always 🔥

this is the exact content im looking for, subbed

love the couple of paint splatters on the steerer tube

Great video, new to the channel. I'm actually in the process of building a Fixed gear road/city bike right now, and this video has actually helped me to figure out some problems I have

Fixed gear retro mtb wow! Definitely something new! I also like how you used zipties to attach the grips, maybe ill try that when i change mine, here people usually spray the insides of the grip with alcohol and slap it on the bars 💕🖤

Currently got a GT Karakoram and this video makes me want to switch it to single speed !!

Thats a lovely beast!Another old 'un saved:)

So jealous your chain lined up almost perfect Im trying to convert a specialized hard rock to single speed and I have a track hub that is just to narrow

I saw gcn shim "standard" a seat post to make it fit a Peugeot frame. That is basically what som mechanics did on tour de France.

I've got a very similar semi-retired early-90s Peugeot mtb (a purple Terrifik!) and this has given me an idea for a little project.......😁

Fixed gear bikes I think took years off my knees....looks fun though!

I love old Peugeots! My first proper MTB's were a Peugeot Laser 15 then a Peugeot Anaconda.... The Anaconda was probably the same year as your bike here.

yessss, this is a fresh build

Great job mate, very neat!

That bike is a beastt!!!

OMG, so beautyfull!!! Congrats bro!!!

Wow...that's a fun bike..I want to ride this one well done,not to over the top,just fun

15:04 cool tip with the zip ties to get the grips on.

Wow thanks for the inspiration man!

you even built your own wheels i think that's so cool

dope build

I did a similar conversion and ended up running a 127.7mm square taper spindle! I never knew they made them that wide in 68mm shells till then lmao

This is sick!

I wanted to do that for years too! Looks like a polo bike from 2010

So sick! Klunklocross

Masterpiece as always 👌

str8 fire....thank you

That’s a rad bike ;-)) I drive an old(ish) Rocky Mountain Hammer transformed into a 2-gear kick shift coaster bike (with »magic gear«) … too scared to drive fixed in the woods ;-P … cheers !!! Great vid as always !!!

that's so dope, my daily ride is an old school atb/mtb and i thought about doing this. but i made it a ratty commuter that can't decide if it's a miniature road bike or a randonneur.

Thanks for the video!

another great video! thanks man!

That is a sick build my dude

Beautiful

19:45 cameraman on point af

AMAAAAAZINNG

Sick as always

Ahahah the zip-tie trick! Use that every time!

I have literally wanted to do this exact thing for about a year now. I want a fat tire fixie so bad.

Binging your videos, loving your work. I’m new to bike mechanics - could you tell me what the white paste is you apply to threads? just curious. cheers for the entertainment, relaxation and education.

YEAAAAAHHHHH!!!! Another conversion video hell yeah 🙌

Good job. 👍

Awesome conversion bro! Lets finish my GT gold Palomar commuter and I'll maybe do a fixed mtb. An old Peugeot costs around 20 bucks in France lol.

Well done!😉👍

Awesome!

this was the last push I needed to go looking for an old hardtail MTB

I wanna build a fixed gear belt drive bike. Would be expensive for a single gear drive train, but would be the ultimate short distance commuter imo. You never have to do any maintenance other than pumping tires and checking brakes like once a year or something.

Hey man, love the video! Thinking of building a rear wheel myself with the surly hub but was wondering what length spokes you used. Thanks!

With that stearer tube you can just use a 1' threadless headset and put a shim so you can use any 1-1/8 stem

You got the vintage Peugeot hookup

Great stuff as always man! Definitely not helping with my current vintage MTB obsession tho 🤣

Top shelf...

Классный байк ,можно сказать дал вторую жизнь.

Echt richtig Klasse !!!! SUPER !

awesome!