Help me choose the parts for a work horse fixie!

Now that university holidays are rolling into view I've decided that I should bite the bullet and work for deliveroo. I would like to put together a new quite durable not-so bling-it-gets-stolen-but-still-pretty-enough-to-get-sideways-glaces bike.

To fund this I'm going to tear up my current gazelle aa special ss and sell it to the good people of lfgss. I hope to get £400 alltogether so there's the money. I can probably contribute £50 more.

I want it to be fixed but with a front break incase of pesky red lights etc and fast as fuck. Currently riding 16/50 and will probably keep it in that region.

Been looking at aventon mataro frames on fixed frenzy. They have one on discount for £178 and sell aero spoke wheelsets for £200. But this is just from first glace.

Other than that it's just choosing flash bitZ. Wise sensei help me spend my money correctly please.

Do not buy aventon do not buy aerospoke.

Thanks. Bit of a novice. @PHRESHSLAYTE care to elaborate? Got anything you might recommend instead?

deliveroo you say, workhorse fixie you say, front brake you say ? You're going to need more than an aerospoke to get those drops on time

build bike, work some drops, wait for ages for most drops, swap stories with new deliveroo buddies over coffee, compare yourself to others on strava, get discouraged by strava, lose profit in fixing bike after bus tries to kill you, get puncture, miss drop, miss pay, rent due, sell bike to pay for rent :)

A tale as old as time. Is the photo before or after the bus? Can't tell if this is discourage me, or just the the future speaking to me.

Luckily I also have a another job so perhaps I'll be ok. Still would like to build bike! What frame would you recommend? @conquistador

@PHRESHSLAYTE is right. Don't buy an aerospoke or an aventon.
If you want a frame/frameset under £200 get a dolan pre cursa. Its way stronger, the welds are safe and its not something you need to worry about on a drop.
As for wheels, build something thats strong. The right rim and spoke cound are the most important for this. 32 spokes or more. Most rims these days are pretty strong so whatever takes your fancy.

Wheels: v-sprint.com used to be the forum favourite, don't know whether this is still the consensus? They have a rep on here (@varno) and used to have a 10% discount code for LFGSS members.

Also wide rims are the way to go for comfort. Mavic A119/ A319 or DT Swiss R460 to Novatech hubs will fit your budget, but you'd need to build them yourself.

Dolan pre cursor.
Halo aerotrack wheelset.
Second hand omnium cranks.
£9 miche track chain (wiggle)
£8 sprocket (19t : wiggle)
Bike jumble stem/bars/seatpost/saddle

Boring but v effective.
Sorted.

Tommy is right

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http://www.wiggle.co.uk/eastway-esaki-t1-2016/?referid=affwin&utm_source=affiliate-window&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=http://www.lfgss.com&utm_term=101164&utm_content=0

bang some pedals on it; jobs a good 'un

Thanks guys! @MechaMorgan that would perhaps take the fun out of building it! I have bars, seat, seatpost which I can transfer from my current bike. I will put, dolan pre cursor , on the top of the list then. I've seen these wheels that are built for you @FredyCroy .

@TommyHorton i'll do a match up, see if there's money to get some moar flashy stuff.

Can definitely recommend a dolan pre-cursa (or maybe fxe for mudguards and less agressive geo) gonna also give deliveroo a go on mine over the summer as well.

cool, found some wheels then. Going to order those and then sell my current ones on here when they arrive. Once that's done take the plunge and get that frame!

Yeah if anyones working for deliveroo south east or about to i'll probs see you around.