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@jashburnham
'lo all. I'm a keen Roadie and I currently commute on my winter trainer - a 2 year old Specialized Allez, whilst my lovely Wilier is kept for non commuting duties, weekend, evening rides etc. The Spesh is total overkill for my 15 min commute and I'm thinking about selling it and going single-speed (love the idea of fixed but reckon it would be unwise to jump straight into it). I don't want to spend more than £400 and am wondering what my best bet would be. I reckon something that can easily be converted to fixed (flip-flop hub??), but not really sure where to start looking. Is the Langster alright (not the silly white London one) or are there better choices out there? I don't want to look like a wanna be courier, just like the idea of a simple low maintenance commuter with roadie gemoetry, bars and styling etc. As a newbie I don't really want to try building my own from scratch either!
I also have a pair of Fulcrum Racing wheels going spare (campy freehub), can they be converted for single-speed/fixed use?
Finally, my Wilier has a compact chainset (50/34) with a 12/25 cassette and I am a fairly fast, fairly strong rider (can average 22mph+ for extended periods), what size freewheel/cog should i be looking at getting? Basically i want to be able to spin at 23/24 mph with a cadence of 100 rpm or so.
Sorry for the rambling post but I'm really not sure where to start, so any wisdom you care to impart would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
James.