"Old skool hooligans bikes" anyone know anything?

My bikes are cheap, a bit different and basically a way to have something nice & comfy to ride around on and stand out from the crowd. I'm not trying to cash in on the single speed craze at all, it's just my bike only has one gear so I need to make that clear - in no way is it a machine for abusing at speed around town. It's for cruising.

From my cynical view, you are absolutely cashing in on the single speed craze or whatever you want to call it. Especially calling it a town bike or a cruiser.

We're only just starting up so obviously don't have the spending power of Halfords, so of course you could go in there & buy a mountain bike for £120 but it's not going to be in the slightest bit cool, it'll just be a tool (as you would be for buying one).

So you're a tool if you buy a bike from a reputable shop with hundreds of stores, that can afford to sell things cheaply because they buy in huge bulk, yet you're cool if you buy a cheapo steel "cruiser" bike that is sold cheaply because it's cheaply made.

For the same price as your bike, you can get gears, brakes and an alu frame.

The bikes are made in China - but that doesn't really mean anything these days - virtually all budget bike components are made there - it's very easy to buy some custom components on eBay & make it exactly as you'd like it - for not much money.
Good point.

Plus it has a steel frame which is a rarity these days.
You're right, that's because steel is cheap, outdated, obsolete and heavy.

It's a shame that the UK Government puts a 48% import duty on them or I could sell them for about £30 less.

So your £120 bike is really worth £90 ?

I've sold almost 140 now and probably only had 1 or 2 complaints - mainly that it's a bit bigger than people expect or from small components failing under extreme use by people not using it in the manner to which it is intended.

what components fail? will you be beefing them up?

At least it's my own creation rather than the nasty single speed matt black things you see on eBay which try to be something they are not.

In what way is it your own creation? you stuck a sprung saddle on it? you chose the colour?

imo, it's exactly the same as a unipack on ebay, but cheaper.