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@chucklebruv
Not much needed. single speed bike with as close to 1:1 ratio as you can get, very good back brake, quality rear tyre, any durable gloves, and some pads if you want to protect your knees but jeans are good enough.
Most important ingredient is : going for it
cheapest ready to go bike is probably the Vitamin C Btwin (decathlon) i remember it costs £60 .
another good choice * if youre around 5'6"or less is a steel Archie Wilkinson Speedway bike which costs £220
otherwise, any sort of bike which you can single speed and give a decent brake and which also does not have exposed chainrings, bar ends or stunt pegs or otherwise be unsafe for others will be good.
in upgrades down the line you will consider upgrading wheels, thicker/tougher tyres ( like $pecialised crossroad$ for 26 inch or nimbus for 700c) and a double-brake-single-lever set-up.