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I'm 18 years old, to put this into perspective. I learnt to ride on a cheapish Halfords-style full suspension mountain bike at the age of around 8. Was absolutely mental about riding everywhere, jumping off everything I could find.
Fast forward to the age of around 16, and my bike is pretty knackered, and consequently ride a bit less but still ride out to my mates and then ride back pretty wrecked!
I decided about October last year that I wanted a new bike but never really did anything about it. Started to commute to college on the same knackered old bike from college! I literally hadn't ever changed the brake pads, tyres, tubes, cleaned the chain, etc. Nothing! Haha
About March/April I started looking about, came across Sheldon Brown's articles on singlespeeds and fixed, was very interested. Decided to build my bike because I enjoy things like that. Ended up with a Cotic Roadrat after waiting 6 odd weeks for it, set it up singlespeed. Was amazing to ride compared to my old mtb.
Decided I want to go fixed, and got a set of Goldtec hubs for my 18th birthday from my grandparents. Had to wait for my new job to pay me to buy spokes and rims etc and went fixed about last Friday evening!
I still use the old mtb for leaving at the train station all day. Going to use this morning to ride to the post office in the rain :) The suspension is absolutely knackered and the brakes don't work!