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@rogermorse
I went to the shop in my city today just to make sure a 52 was small enough for me. The shop owner made me ride his bike (fixed gear, 52), I didn't find it uncomfortable. I didn't reach high speeds, thus stopping was pretty easy.
The most important thing is that in Switzerland, NOT having BOTH brakes (working brakes) mounted on the bike is illegal. I could pay up to 200£ if the police finds me riding without brakes (normal thing on fixed gear bikes).....so....the Fuji I was going to buy is shipped without brakes, although the frame is drilled for them.
That means I have to buy the brakes separately. I really would like to have white or red brakes...I am looking for red or white dia compe brakes (I tried them and they seem to work fine, maybe the shimano 105 works better but I am a colour addict) but I am not able to find them. I have seen so many shops in the 'list of lists' thread...tried also so many but it isn't easy to find them (the dia compe)....I have also to find a shop that ships outside UK (to germany or switzerland would do).
Any advice? Maybe painting brake calipers (shimano 105), which I can find everywhere, will do the job?