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55/56 will be too big
You'll need 52/53...54 max
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this is lazy to the max
your opinion means so much to me, really it does. i mean it. the effort involved in attaining a bike is really important to me, it really counts. i need everyone to know how much i laboured to create my two wheeled masterpiece and take all the credit for it.
its a fucking bike, get over it.
as for the road bike suggestion, it sounds like a plan - cheers.
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with your cost - dont forget t factor in a couple of tools if you're converting. T'be honest you'll probably need those at some poinnt anyhoo though...
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his point is more down to the modern generation of wanting instant product now without even raising a finger, at least that what I think.
you have a goldmine in Newcastle, at least a potential one, try and search about (literally, not google) and you should be able to find a nice conditioned road bike for cheap like twenty quid.
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5"8 is very short, nonetheless there are some 'OTP' bikes available in a suitable size, you may need to eventually change over the plastic parts to metal if you plan to use the bike for commuting long distances
These bikes should leave you with around £195 left out of your budget to spend on a flash new house
and your own harem
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his point is more down to the modern generation of wanting instant product now without even raising a finger, at least that what I think.
you have a goldmine in Newcastle, at least a potential one, try and search about (literally, not google) and you should be able to find a nice conditioned road bike for cheap like twenty quid.
to be honest, i've only ever ridden on track frames and much prefer the geometry and feel - the tweaky steering, aggressive ride position etc. i have been looking in newcastle but due to there being no velodrome or track scene its harder to find track frames - granted there is a good retro bike scene but expecting to pick up a half decent road bike for around £20 seems pretty naive (yes i'm aware of recyke y'bike). i wont lie though, i've been riding the same bike for 3 years and i've needed to do very little to it so my knowledge of the best place to get parts isn't great at the moment.
i also don't see the harm in asking a massive resource like lfgss to see what's potentially on offer, a bike's a bike to me and i have a preferance for fixies and my main concern is sorting something out asap so i'm not without a bike. this may be seen as a lazy attitude but then so be it, i'm lazy - getting a bike is my concern not winning the aprasial of the scene or scoring cool points.
/rant.
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even so, a track frame in newcastle is likely to go for a lots less than in London despite being harder to find.
it's much easier to simply find a bicycle that fit you, road bike since they're more readily available, sort it out and ride it until you found a suitable track frame and change the part over, it's the best way to go and allowed you to take your time in finding a track frame in the right size as oppose to quickly buying a bargain that's likely to be too big or small for you.
in London (especially), trying to find a decent track bike for £200 is regarded as being above your station, a decent one usually fetch twice that in the 2nd hand market (as in proper track 531 frame, not those OTP one), it's usually conversion (road bicycle converted to fixed) that tend to fetch that much, even more.
£200 is far too optimistic for the Londoners, hence the 'lazy' comment that's uttered by mikey, but in the north of England, I don't doubt that you can find a decent track bike for that much, even less.
but then, I hasn't been to the north of England in years.
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Why drop £200 when you can do it up yourself for cheaper?!
As for parts, hello! Use this place to FIND parts, ebay or even the muthafuckin google. I've only came to this scene two months ago, and yet I cringe at people who cant be bothered to do their own bikes. Plus youd probably appericate it a lot more.
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to be honest, i'd be totally happy to ride a rust bucket - as long as it rides and has some life in it. as i said i wasn't after some shit hot bike and i wasn't expecting anything decent with a £200 budget.
the scene in the north, well newcastle anyway, seems to have exploded. when i first started riding a fixie here i was the only one i'd ever see save for the odd ss and now they're all over the place - granted it is no london though.
and ldngrrl - from what i've seen on this site i haven't really seen that many cheap parts going - not to mention the fact that if i did buy it all in parts i'd have to pay to get the wheels built as i can't be fucked doing it myself (before anyone has a tantrum about this, i don't know ANYONE who builds their own wheels when it can be avoided, even my mates who work in shops fucking hate it).
anyway, fixie isn't a scene to me - its a kind of bike. feel free to cringe away.
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anyway, fixie isn't a scene to me - its a kind of bike. feel free to cringe away.
that's the general consultation here as well.
anyway, old road bike, £20-50.
new rear wheel (or 2nd hand) -£50-100
rest of the money to sort the bike out a bit (like chain, cog, tyres).
it's a lots easier than it sounded.
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that's the general consultation here as well.
anyway, old road bike, £20-50.
new rear wheel (or 2nd hand) -£50-100
rest of the money to sort the bike out a bit (like chain, cog, tyres).
it's a lots easier than it sounded.
appreciated its not going to take that much effort, but i still don't see the issue with asking to see if there is a complete bike within my budget available and i don't see why anyone takes issue with how much effort the bike took acquire - some kind of scene competition, one-upmanship at its pettiest? i know how to build a bike, i know how to maintain a bike and i certainly feel no pressure to prove this point to satisfy others.
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appreciated its not going to take that much effort, but i still don't see the issue with asking to see if there is a complete bike within my budget available and i don't see why anyone takes issue with how much effort the bike took acquire - some kind of scene competition, one-upmanship at its pettiest? i know how to build a bike, i know how to maintain a bike and i certainly feel no pressure to prove this point to satisfy others.
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.
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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.
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that's still 2 months without a fixie, mind.
Don't pay £200 squid for second-hand when you can get new for your money.
http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/22074/SE_Racing_Draft_Lite_SingleSpeed_Bike_2009
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/115007.html
They might even ship to london....
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Oh come on, a hi-tensile steel (not even cromoly) bicycle with cheap component? it use BMX crankset for heaven's sake (i.e. use only BMX BB), fine for those who want to start off with, but not if you want to upgrade it.
a 2nd hand bike, especially says a Reynolds 531 frame would be a lots better than that, and if build carefully, can be a lots lighter.
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Your Mission:
- Find out where the Taylors house is ( I know it's near Newcastle-on-tyne)
- Go and camp on their lawn until either beaten away or they have given you a new track frame.
- rejoice joyfully
- Find out where the Taylors house is ( I know it's near Newcastle-on-tyne)
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Wanted: Complete fixie £200ish budget, 5''8 suitable
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i'm after a new fixie (the one i've been riding for the last three years is actually my brother's and he finally wants it back)
i know £200 isn't much but i'm after something that rides not a work of art.
pref with drilled front forks or w/ front brake, i'd rather have a track frame but it really don't matter. something that'd fit someone who's 5''8 too.
i'm also based in newcastle which doesn't make life much easier although there's a chance i'd be able to collect from london (well my mate said he'll be down in a couple of weeks and said he'd pick it up for me)