My first Fixed/SS mini bike project (and other infmz projects)

EDIT: Latest build post starts from: https://www.lfgss.com/comments/17413268/

Bought this Fuji Track from the recent Herne Hill velodrome bike clearance for £100. Since then, I've changed pretty much everything (from spare parts, or on the cheap) except for the seatpost, headset and crankset.

I'm enjoying the ride and my first proper foray into single-speed/fixed, but this thing steers like a truck. I would've thought the steep head angle and fitting standard 42cm drop bars would mean it's just as or even more twitchy than my slacker road bikes, but nope. The headset seems okay; the bars do swing quite lightly and freely. I am riding on the tops with inline brakes though; so a narrower position overall - but one I'm more than familiar with. Any suggestions on what to do, or change?

Since this is the Current Projects sub-forum, here are more details on the build, and approx costs:-

• Bike - £100
  
• DP18 wheelset - £30 (from a user here <3, old wheels were beat)
  
• Campi Mirage calipers - £15 (Condor)
  
• Condor inline levers - £22.5 (Condor)
  
• Red brake housing - £5 (Condor I think)
  
• 18t cog - £10 (Condor again)
  
• Miche 18t Freewheel - £? (on my LBS credit)
  
• New chain - £? (LBS credit, old one had paint coming off)
  
• Shimano M520 pedals (Spares bin)
  
• Brooks Cambium C13 (Spares bin, but too precious so will change)
  
• Specialized 100mm stem / FSA 100mm stem (Spares bin, still deciding which I prefer)
  
• FSA Omega 42cm drop bars (Spares bin)
  
• Fizi:k bartape - £5 (Halfords, hustled 3 strips from their no/damaged packaging box)
  
• Vittoria Zaffiro Pro tyres - £22 (Wiggle, not in pic)
  
  

So barring the tyres which I was buying anyway, I've spent around £100 on basically braking and a new, partial drivetrain. More than I hoped, but I wasn't gonna run 48x14 gearing so that had to go.

Thinking of changing the bars to bullhorns or just adding road bike brakes, so I have slightly more width/control, and have something more comfortable to hold while climbing too.

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