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Charging to use the buy and sell forum might work, though the cost should be set at a level low enough to be competitive with eBay (which is thoroughly evil, and should be ground into the dirt from which it emerged).
Charging for full membership of the site as a whole is another option, but it may deter some from dipping their toes into the water. It could work as long as long as there are no restrictions on reading posts, and there are one or two open forums in which non-subscribers can at least introduce themselves and maybe get a little feedback from experienced single-speed and fixed-gear cyclists to their questions.
I would favour the second option.