Beginners Guide to riding Fixed/Single Speed in London

***1. First, what do you actually need?

***- A steel bike with a fixed rear wheel and fancy lugs (must have track dropouts, NOT horizontal road dropouts)

• Handlebars off a mountain bike, with a width of no more than 8.5 inches (21.59cm).
  
• No brakes (unless you are gay or something)
  
• 650c front disc wheel OR
  
• Deep section aero front wheel for when it's really windy
  
• No stickers on wheels (unless it's a velocity rim)
  
• No reflectors EVER
  
• No lights
  
• Impractical footwear
  
• Impractical baggy clothes
  
• Impractical pedals
  
• At least 51% of rear wheel must be covered by spoke cards (To conform with UCI standards)
  
• £150 Messenger bag
  
• Stupid hat
  
• A bike lock that costs more than your bike
  
  

A pleasing list.

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