Beginners Guide to riding Fixed/Single Speed in London

Pump:

Ideally, one would have a track pump at home and a mini one for the road. However, to keep costs down for a beginner, I have found the Topeak Morph, which is small but does have a foot rest, an ideal compromise. Recommended from the forum. Discussions here and here.

the issue with having a full-sized track pump is more having the pressure gauge on the pump, and the leverage that will let you get your tyres up to 120 psi. i don't think you can get anything like 120 psi on most portable pumps. but then there's usually a bikeshop local that can loan you a pump.