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@MarkMooch
Hey I'm a newbie. After having a nice looking geared road bike stolen off of me, which coincidentally 75% of the gears didn't work, I've decided to go for a simple plain looking fixed gear bicycle. My budget is tight to be honest and I didn't even want to go over £100 but definitely don't mind going 2nd hand if that helps.
However I've found a brand new bike on gumtree for less than £200 and wondered if anyone has anything to say about the quality and whether I should be avoiding it like the plague (or ebola) or if it's decent for the money. Here it is -> http://www.gumtree.com/p/bicycles/brand-new-single-speed-fixed-gear-fixie-road-bike/1082605621
Other recommendations of course would be appreciated and I do plan to build a bike one day when I have time as it looks like good fun. In general for now though I plan to buy a bike to do regular short commutes 1-3 miles and occasional longer commutes around 6miles in London.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Mark