The definitive OTP ( Off-The-Peg ) List (<£500 and <£1,000 sections)

Everything you say is correct GA2G. I assume the vintage is a referance to the logo font only.

Having said that. I like it. It aint pretty, but its looks like it would be stiff in all the right places. But the £1k price tag would put me off.

i know it's been asked about 8million times, but i need a concrete answer.

£500 to spend on an OTP fixed gear, want something that's gonna last a while.

Fuji Track classic
Fuji Feather
Specialized langster
Charge Plug

wat do?

Bianchi Pista

Or a decent 2nd hand trackbike from the classifieds..

new bike gets a warranty, pista's too expensive

there probably won't be much in it quality wise so just ride them all at evans or something and pricematch.

Why do you want a warranty? Are you such an uncareful rider?

@shame, i've had the shittiest luck with bikes lately, just want some kinda security that i'm not gonna loose money

Then buy a lock.

same advice as always - go to bike shop, test ride as much bicycle as you can, and choose the one that you like the feel/handling of.

Fairly straightforward.

get a Fuji langster Plug?

combine 3 rides for the custom look

fuji/langster/plug = flag?

looks like i've got a trip to evans then, thanks lads.

you can get a KHS Flite 100 and get 1p change for your £500..

Don't think this one was in? It came up when I clcked through to the Pinarello.

Viva Pista 2 2010 Single Speed Road Bike ** £799.99
**http://www.evanscycles.com/products/viva/pista-2-2010-single-speed-road-bike-ec023187

Crankset looks like cheese (and a blue stem).

EighthInch Products

I was having a look at this US make EighthInch.

I want one of there bikes "Scrambler V2" for my first fixie.

any experiences on these badboys?

http://www.cyclingcloseouts.com/graphics/complete_scrambler_W_2.jpg

need advice quick.

If you want it, go for it.

If you want it, go for it.

Man I was gonna get those "create bikes" that have been circulating around London only to see a mate on one and broke down after 1 week of commuting use. =

I am going for one just wanted to see if anyone had a bad thing to say about this particular type of fixie.

Also quite frankly there are better and most importantly reputable alternative over that.

secondly, the shipping cost not only going to be high, but you'll likely to get stung at Custom, so for a bike with bright 'bling' shit, it'll likely to cost more than you should normally pay for.

Go to Evans/Cyclesurgery, test ride all those singlespeed/fixed wheel bicycle you can, and choose the one you like the ride of (ride, not look, it's not worth getting a bike that look great but doesn't ride nice).

Has anyone seen these about? My brother found one in Spitalfields' Evans branch...

http://www.cooperbikes.com/

Nice components for OTP...

The Cooper's heavy and sluggish to ride, over priced for what it is. Can't beat the KHS Flite 100 for £500; the frame's amazing for the price and you can always change some of the poor components later (supplied pedals are truly terrible, BB doesn't seem the sturdiest)

EighthInch Products

I was having a look at this US make EighthInch.

I want one of there bikes "Scrambler V2" for my first fixie.

any experiences on these badboys?

http://www.cyclingcloseouts.com/graphics/complete_scrambler_W_2.jpg

need advice quick.

their customer service is extremely good, but as Ed said, you will most likely get stung at customs / with postage costs, which will make the originally well priced bike a lot more expensive. I've got a set of their bars, which I think are excellent, so I'd imagine the rest of there stuff is probably quite good too.

needing 'quick advice' suggests you might have an itchy trigger finger, which could be a dangerous thing when buying your first fixed bike, especially one you've not test ridden.

I'm looking for my first OTP single speed bike.
I have looked at the "The definitive OTP ( Off-The-Peg ) List"-post. I'm trying to find out what would be the best value bike for my needs.

I currently have a 2006 Cannondale Bad Boy and I'm looking for something lighter, more easy to maintain and better looking. I'd also like to try fixed as a way to improve my pedaling technique .

I ride 20 km from and to work every weekday and I enjoy longer road rides on the evenings/weekends.

I'm a bit reluctant to pay an overprize for a snazzy colour scheme and no name poop components just because fixed is currently trendy.

I'd prefer a bike that doesn't have ultra extreme geometry and I will most likely not be using drop handlebars when I'm commuting because it is ergonomically awkward, because I'm a a wus and it screws my neck badly. I'm ready to sacrifice some performance for better ergonomy.

I will most likely not run it as a fixie when commuting (I'd appreciate the ability to coast), for longer rides I'd like to try running fixed, flip flop would be a bonus.

The frame should be drilled to accept a rear break (I realized the Pista is not). Acceptable prize is up to £600. I like dark color schemes and curved forks and flat crown fork lugs (i believe that is what it's called in english). If I could choose I'd appreciate if it didn't have deep rims. I do not like incline top tubes (Langster).

The black Mercier Kilo TT (with a short stem and a straight handlebar) looks like my dream bike, but it seems it is not sold in Europe (and bikesdirect.com wont ship it).
I have also been looking at KHS Flite 100, Felt Brougham, Fuji Track Classic. The KHS looks tempting too, but Cycle Surgery currently only has size 52 and 54 in Gold. A 57 or 60cm would fit me better, and I want black.
I like the looks of the Brougham (although I'm a little unimpressed by the weird b/w mixing on the front/back wheel).
I'm guessing 58 cm for the Brougham would be fine. I have tried the 57cm Bianchi Pista (chrome), it felt quite good and my LBS said it looked fine size wise.

I will order the bike from the UK (I'm in Sweden) and will most likely not be able to test ride the bike (yes, I'm that crazy).

Here are my measurements (competitivecyclist.com fit calculator).

I am a male.

I see now what a mess this post is. Prepared for tl;dr's.
I start almost ever sentence with an I.

Thank you.

The Cooper's heavy and sluggish to ride, over priced for what it is. Can't beat the KHS Flite 100 for £500; the frame's amazing for the price and you can always change some of the poor components later (supplied pedals are truly terrible, BB doesn't seem the sturdiest)

if i was buying a new bike, it'll be the KHS Flite 100.. that frame is sweet

You appear to have done your homework quite well, to a point. You didn't say what gearing your BadBoy has/had. The reason I mention this is that Cannondale frames are light. Indeed, for the same price, aluminium frames are normally quite a bit lighter than steel frames, and they're stiffer than steel frames too. Steel of course has a longer life normally, and a less harsh ride than aluminium.

So even though you're looking for a bike with the more classical and thinner tubing look, it will hardly ever be the light bike that you're hoping for. A Cannondale frame built up as a singlespeed or fixed bike, would normally be lighter. That is to say, don't expect lightness just because your BadBoy was geared, and a new bike only has one gear. They may be the same weight, or the steel framed bike may even be heavier.

Have you checked with Evans? Do they ship to Sweden? I'm about to add quite a few more steel framed bikes to the OTP list, and many of them might be Evans exclusives.

The Mercier is very nice looking. But also very similar to the KHS Flite 100....but you obviously knew that.

I had the pleasure of testing a flite 100 a few months back - quick as fuck they are and quite a giggle to ride, the only let down's the slightly cheese-like cranks... but they'll last a year and then you'll want to replace...

coming soon

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