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@rogermorse
Hello there. I subscribed to this forum because, as I said in another thread, the american one which was also crowded....didn't help me at all. I noticed anyway that in UK the singlespeed world is much more developed than in other countries...?
I would like to buy a singlespeed. I have always ridden mountainbikes. I went on the mountains with fullsuspended, front suspended, and my bike ATM is a cannondale chase which is made for dirt jumping and street. So the singlespeed will be a total different world for me...never rode 28" or slick tires...
In my wishlist, I had written:
charge plug
Fuji classic track
SE bikes Lager
I also like mongoose maurice and SE PK ripper...I am a newbe still, but I can understand that big forks and heavier frames are made to do some freestyle...which doesn't really interest me.
I would like a nice overall bike, the lightest between the 3 above, which can last long enough to change components (rims and so on) and get a very nice bike.
Once I get nice components over an average frame (as the fuji can be), i would only need to change the frame with a better one, thinking also about a compatible bottom bracket.
So here the condensed questions:
is the fuji a good bike to begin with? For the same price, is better a new fuji classic track or a used Charge plug?
which is the lightest frame (including fork) among the 3 bikes listed above?
is a fixed gear ok to begin with? The fuji is sold without brakes...I can of course mount at least one at the beginning just to be sure that I'll be able to brake...but anyway, first time riding, will I be at least able to ride from the shop back home, without brakes ?
Thanks for the help...I can't wait to buy the bike, I have a really big hype for the FUJI, it seems actually the nicest one (also the price is not bad for a new product, i think). Unfortunately I don't live in UK nor in USA...the prices are a bit 'difficult'. In switzerland everything is expensive...that's why I'm going to have the FUJI shipped from germany. The swiss used charge plug costs just like the german FUJI new, that's why I place them on the same floor....although I don't really like the looks of the charge plug (as it is now, stock).
Have mercy...first beginning in the single speed world.