Afternoon people, some newbie advice needed on purchasing my first fixie/ss

I'm going to log out and kill myself.

can i watch?

Don't do that.

Post something witty instead.

@davhimself

You're a newbie mate. Don't start getting above yourself.

I don't like sizeist comments, hence my reaction. If you misunderstood what was going on, that was all about you.

Newbies need good advisce, otherwise they will make wrong choices, and it will lead to their possibly abandoning their cycling (ss/fixed) adventure. I try to help newbies, as I prefer to see more bikes on the road, and less motorised vehicles.

If you know little about different ss/fixed bikes, that suit different people, then maybe wait till you know more, BEFORE advising?

I'm going to log out and kill myself.

Fancy a murder/suicide pact?

See you all in the Autumn

This place has got out of hand.. I'm back now.. who do I kill in the face or should I just concentrate my attention to the Last Post thread.. it's the most intelligent thread on here..

^^ True. Win.

*you could also buy a Create if your were on a budget (199) but they look pretty horrendous to my mind

I am a newbie here too...(though not to building bikes) but would never suggest to anyone that they buy a potentially murderous bike to anyone. It's just terrible advice, if he's a big guy...he will kill it or it will kill him within a hour/day/week?

He said he was looking for help...? how is that helpful? It's huuge fail and very bad advice.

Ride the mountain bike, leave it in a reasonably hard gear i.e one that makes you push a little and sweat a bit more, sit back for a couple of weeks whilst reading this damned forum more that the metro, and buy something that isn't made of cheese...

there have been a couple of decent bikes in here that have been built by competent forum peeps for the £250 mark...within the last month, and would be infinitely better than the unipack/create/angelfire option(whilst only coughing up another £60, which you would cough up on the unibomber within the first week?) Also those angel fire look ok...but are shit. anyone that paints a bike in a pretty colour that cannot mask off any of the bearing cups properly needs a kick in the arse.

good luck.

I bought on of the anglefire bikes as my first SS and it was a proper rip off. Rattle canned frames, not refurbished as claimed but just old cassette wheels with a freewheel stuck on, terrible cranks and breaks. Just shite all-over.

Cheers for all the advice guys, I ended up ordering the Halfords bike, it'll do as a beater for work just now, nothing fancy but it'll get me riding SS and it's got a flip flop hub so i can experiment with fixed.

As for the Unipack/Create bikes - i've been riding MTB's for a few years to know, if the price is unbelievably good, then the bike is probably shite or on fire

since it come from Halfords, do give it a good check before riding it thought! even a good bike can easily fall apart by shoddy assembly.

Those bikes for £300+, I reckon I could build a better one for much less

So far I have spent £30 on a bike, £10/15 on paint stripping stuff and lacquer and all I need to do now is convert a wheel and get new inner tubes and tyres, which will be about £40 for a good set. I'm going to make my own rear wheel (can't see me spending more than £20 on this) and just shorten the existing chain.

Total so far: about £100. If I wanted it powder coated professionally (I don't) that's about another £50

DIY really is the way to go, I nearly got something through the cyclesheme because it would 'save' me a lot of money, but there's no need, making it yourself is fun, satisfying, and waaay cheaper, and what you get in the end can be fairly unique

Those bikes for £300+, I reckon I could build a better one for much less

So far I have spent £30 on a bike, £10/15 on paint stripping stuff and lacquer and all I need to do now is convert a wheel and get new inner tubes and tyres, which will be about £40 for a good set. I'm going to make my own rear wheel (can't see me spending more than £20 on this) and just shorten the existing chain.

Total so far: about £100. If I wanted it powder coated professionally (I don't) that's about another £50

DIY really is the way to go, I nearly got something through the cyclesheme because it would 'save' me a lot of money, but there's no need, making it yourself is fun, satisfying, and waaay cheaper, and what you get in the end can be fairly unique

yeah unique....

Just save your money and spend it on cake. You know you want to.

Cake please...

Sold out across London. OP had it all.

I would suggest focusing attention on finding a job that pays lots of money that enables you to buy an expensive bike or bikes and all the cake and pies that you can eat.

should have checked the S1ngle by edinburgh bike co op. Bombproof commuter

Have you got Pengy's number? I could do with an expert's view, man, does he have an eye for detail.

I would suggest focusing attention on finding a job that pays lots of money that enables you to buy an expensive bike or bikes and all the cake and pies that you can eat.

haha

leave pengy alone

why wont you leave pengy alone

Those bikes for £300+, I reckon I could build a better one for much less

So far I have spent £30 on a bike, £10/15 on paint stripping stuff and lacquer and all I need to do now is convert a wheel and get new inner tubes and tyres, which will be about £40 for a good set. I'm going to make my own rear wheel (can't see me spending more than £20 on this) and just shorten the existing chain.

Total so far: about £100. If I wanted it powder coated professionally (I don't) that's about another £50

DIY really is the way to go, I nearly got something through the cyclesheme because it would 'save' me a lot of money, but there's no need, making it yourself is fun, satisfying, and waaay cheaper, and what you get in the end can be fairly unique

• tools. i had the same idea (after i turned down the angel fire idea) but didnt have any of the specialised kit. must have spent bout £50 getting pedal wrenches, socket wrenches, lock ring tools, oil/ grease, chain whips, etc etc. if youre a newbie (ahem) you forget all this. worth it though.
  

nice idea, but does not compute.

No, really... is there no more cake?

From one newbie to another, I purchased an SE Lager a few months ago and was pretty underwhelmed with the quality, mostly of the cheaply made Chinese manufactured parts, but as a basic ride, it was pretty fun, and I guess, reliable (not to mention, pretty ugly). It was pretty quick and the flip-flop hub was a nice surprise, but, after a month I got my act together and realised I could sell the thing off, and build one up for half the price, and claim my smug-riddled spot among these wankers, (who, by the way, couldn't help mentioning - everytime - that SE makes BMX bikes, not, usually, single speeds). But it appears you've gone with that Halford's beast, stay away from East London, or you'll forever be second guessing your purchase. But with that said, welcome to your new obession.

From one newbie to another, I purchased an SE Lager a few months ago and was pretty underwhelmed with the quality, mostly of the cheaply made Chinese manufactured parts, but as a basic ride, it was pretty fun, and I guess, reliable (not to mention, pretty ugly). It was pretty quick and the flip-flop hub was a nice surprise, but, after a month I got my act together and realised I could sell the thing off, and build one up for half the price, and claim my smug-riddled spot among these wankers, (who, by the way, couldn't help mentioning - everytime - that SE makes BMX bikes, not, usually, single speeds). But it appears you've gone with that Halford's beast, stay away from East London, or you'll forever be second guessing your purchase. But with that said, welcome to your new obession.

So... you bought a bike and then sold shortly afterward it so you could build a different bike? All so you would look 'cooler' and more 'acceptable' to the types of people who post on this forum or live/cycle in East London?