Wanted: Complete fixie £200ish budget, 5''8 suitable

it's less to do with 'scene competition', more to do with being able to have a bigger choice of what you want for a bike, as well as a better chance of being able to keep it under a budget.

it's simply easier to do than to find a fixed gear conversion in your size that doesn't go for hipster price (i.e. expensive).

there's a fixed gear conversion on ebay that's in your size and currently sit at £100 with less than a day to go, pick up only thought.

well, cheers for the heads up man and i'll go for the road bike option and if something pops up on here, lucky me; if not, no bother. i guess its just frustrating because when i first started riding a fixie you could pick up a nice classic track bike for under £100 no bother. i'll let you know how i get on!

also ldngrrl, that's hilarious - you're all well on your high horse about building your own bike but it kind of undermines your whole argument when you don't even have a fixie yourself (even though you've apparently been in the scene for two months) and talk of sticking to a budget when you're about to buy a second bike.