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that wasn't really the tip I was on - I was trying to show that just cos you spend a bit of time and care getting shit together doesn't necessarily equate to some 'snobby' second hand / vintage parts jones. I'd have loved to get it all together in two months - as it was it took six. But over that time I withstood throwing silly money at ebay and the like and learned more than I would have in two months.
It's not about "you're not a proper fixed rider unless..." - I just see a new wave of people laying cash out they don't need to for OTPs and the joy of conversions/builds getting lost in the wave of OTP marketing. Sorry but loads of the fixed gear shit ("scene", whatver you want to call it) has been about building your own bike up and sourcing parts.. it's not a London thing, it's just the way it's been - fixed gear gallery was going long before the London wave started. And bike builds have been the basis for most of the geek talk at the forum drinks too, noone's asking people about their OTPs to be honest, sorry but they ain't. It isn't snobbery, it's enthusiasm for individuality and effort and a bit of knowledge.