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Winnifred, thanks very much for that! Unfortunately i'm 6'2" and so can only buy a 58cm or 59cm bike so can't opt for the Jamis one. The fuji one seems decent, is it worth getting a 2015 version as you get a bit of a discount it's on a sale?
Also what about the specialized Langster bike? that any good or are you just paying a premium for the brand?
Thanks in advance :-) I'm a bit of a novice so any advice on this would be great.
Cheers,
Tom
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The State is a pile of shit, AVOID. The main reason I say this, apart from the price being so low, is that if you read the parts list, everything is unbranded. Unbranded parts are the cheapest of the cheap, likely to wear out quickly or fail.
The cream one has foffa brand rims (=shit), a radially laced front wheel (=weak , trying to look cool) and other unbranded or Foffa branded parts.
Which leaves you with the black Foffa, which just looking at the set up, has the saddle at the wrong angle, which you can change but it shows they have no idea what they are doing, and untaped bars which is uncomfortable and a bit dangerous. It has fewer Foffa or unbranded parts so you could upgrade these over time.
If you want a steel fixed gear bike for under £600, what about any of these
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fuji/feather-2016-singlespeed-road-bike-ec120580
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/jamis/sputnik-2015-single-speed-bike-ec072112
The jamis is a good deal.