Plans

So I have been teetering on the edge of buying a road bike for a long time. I began looking on the beloved web site Craigslist and found a great bike. Unfortunately, it never worked out. So then last week I became determined to refurbish a vintage road bike. Steve, my boyfriends brother happened to have this beautiful green Peugeot bike he bought on Craigslist but never used. So I asked Steve if I can refurbish it and he gave it to me. My plan is to convert it into a fixed gear bike. I Began this dream yesterday by starting to de-grease the entire frame. I was then unpleasantly awakened by the reality of this old crappy road bike. It is going to need a lot more work than I originally thought. The frame is pretty rusted (I am thinking of completely stripping it and painting it), it needs new wheels, a new seat and post, new brakes, a new handlebar and post. I am very excited about this new endeavor and while working on it yesterday I listened to the Plans album by Death Cab for Cutie (Pretty much a perfect album). I already received my first battle wound by slamming my thumb into one of the teeth of the existing 21 gears. This is going to be great!