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Hi all,

I have finally killed my Giant hybrid commuter and am now wanting to get a fixed wheel but cannot decide what to go for! I don't want to spend more than £350-400 and prefer bullhorns but can always convert.

I have see the SE Lager, best price I can find is on evans for £420(Black & red)... Also seen seriously cheap Create bikes, but not sure on the quality for £200...

I would appreciate any advice and will consider buying second hand if anyone has one going - the funkier the better.

Cheers - Gif

Look in the classifieds section or search OTP.

Welcome

Cheers Andy... excuse my naivity but what the hell is OTP?!

Off the Peg.

Aaahh! Just looking at a Bowery - http://www.londonfgss.com/thread23941.html asking £290 - am not that knowledgable about all the upgrades etc, do you think its a good deal?

Should be fine, Plenty of people have them, only bike snobs will mock. Buy it, ride it, be happy.

rocker9455 here,
Arghh, why have i been banned ?
whats going on?

Ah sorted now! got a little star by my icon, hmmm must of been that. . .

You dared donate to the forum. I seem to have one too, ooh.

Thanks to all: you saved me from GumTree-stolen-bike-immorality and UniPac fail, (some people do UTFS and JFGI) and directed me to cheap Fuji Track goodness.

About fucking time someone paid attention. MTV generation fucks.

Repped.

Promoted to newb god.

42 pints of the coldest lager served from between the breasts of your dream buxom wench/buttocks of dream lifesaver bloke

I've been wanting to donate but my paypal account isnt ready yet

Turn up the heat

Turn up the heat

It's already hot in 'eereee

Hey all,
new to the forum, found it while looking for info to convert an old mtb frame. I was wondering if anyone knows if 700c wheels will fit or if I'll just have to stick to 26" rims

yup, veLLo did this a while back on his beater. Should be plenty of clearence due to larger tyres and mudguard space on the mtb to put in a 700.

you may have problems with the reach of the breaks... but that's a matter of fitting what you have and seeing if it works.

About the brakes issue, it's not exactly a cheap solution but netherless by using a disc brake hubs laced to 700c wheel would do the job, it's also not hard to find a rigid fork with disc brake mount on it for cheap too.

About fucking time someone paid attention. MTV generation fucks.

hippy, the MTV generation ended almost 15 years ago, followed by the 'z' generation (similar to generation x but more simple minded) followed by the 'LOL gen' who gave rise to the u-tube-gen, who quite frankly have the greatest potential but the most diluted drugs so are doomed to dullness too.

Is it not 1993?

Is it not 1993?

Yes. I mean, no. Sorry, what were you saying?

Hello all,
Another newbie to join the ranks.
Just got the internet at home so am a net newbie too. This is the first group I have joined and rightly so as bikes (and fixies especially) are what I spend at least 99.9% of my time thinking and talking about when I am not actually riding.
I spent nearly 10 years travelling and funded it living in Holland which is a great place for ? things.
I own 3 fixies(too many?/not enough?) one of these fine steeds will be taking me 40 miles from my Essex hometown to Hackney on July 4th to do my 3rd Dunwich Dynamo and I cannot wait.
Nice to be able to introduce myself, happy times ahead.
Porter Pearson

V sorry if you have heard, or even answered this question many times...but.... Whats the best single speed commuting bike upto £500. Have kind of narrowed it down to the likes of SE lager, Charge Plug, Giant Bowery, and Trek Soho S. Am i way off the mark?? Whats the woo har over steel and ally too?

Hi there the wilfer,
I guess you are new to this like me, go and have a look at the nursery thread about posting questions which may have been asked before to avoid getting ripped to shreds by the old hands on this forum.
Steel/ally? try both see what you like is my only suggestion. Everybody seems to have a preference one way or t'other.

V sorry if you have heard, or even answered this question many times...but.... Whats the best single speed commuting bike upto £500. Have kind of narrowed it down to the likes of SE lager, Charge Plug, Giant Bowery, and Trek Soho S. Am i way off the mark?? Whats the woo har over steel and ally too?

See that Search thing up top? Type OTP into it. "Off The Peg" for threads about complete starter bikes. Don't you dare post this as a new thread or the cockroaches heading for rocker will be redirected towards you..

Do you know where i can get a gold plated pile of shit for 10k?

PM Mr Nice Guy.

lol pritty sik