Paul Hobson wrote:
Ok, so I "finished" the old Peugeot to fixie convert today. Truth be
told, I need a shorter bottom bracket spindle, but that'll come later
(after my next paycheck).

i cannot comment in this regard, since i just finished a Schwinn Varsity
- Fixie conversion and i decided to stay with the OPC (one piece crank)
it came with and hence the lone (small chainring). So all i had to do
was spacing the rear axle. i didn't want to change the cranks yet -
because these cranks are nice - except for the fact that i have to get
my LBS to special order me a pair of 1/2" pedals and clips.


Then, I'm taking it out on a test run to the center of campus and I'm
spinning pretty fast down a decent hill. PING! Two of the stack bolts
fly off. scary scary scary. I slam on my front brake (my buddy, from
now on) and sure enough...they're gone.

during my first test ride, there was a false flat and i was going down
it and i was spinning fast and the chain popped off. I had a longer
chain... I took a pair of links and it was all just fine. When the chain
popped off, i was lucky to have brakes to come to a gradual stop and
that the popped chain didn't interfere with the rotating wheel/cogs.
Also, i wasn't wearing a helm*t, coz i hadn't planned on riding that far
from home. Original plan was riding around in the parking lot

good luck and safe riding,
+ravi

My theory is this: I didn't tighten them enough and with the spacers,
they really couldn't thread enough. Will normal new short stack bolts
be long enough to deal with the spacers that I need for now??? Should I
get double chainring stack bolts and put more spacers on until I get the
new BB spindle???

thanks already...I'm still recovering from seeing my life before my eyes.
\\paul