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@Baines93
Hi,
Been posting here for a couple of days. After buying my first single speed/fixed gear bike.
I only have a budget of £250. I'd like to build one, but need a bike ASAP, so might as well buy one for now, and rebuild it once the uni term ends (or sell it and build something else haha!) and i'm back home for a long summer, with space, my tools etc?
Anyway, i'd have to travel from Oxford, to Hackney, but this seems like a good buy for £260? (plus travel expenses)
http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/custom-built-bianchi-single-speed-bicycle/97271322#gallery-item-full-1
What do you reckon for £260? I really like the sleek bikes. Minimalistic frames, decal-less, single colour, simple colour schemes etc. and it also seems to have some parts made by well known brands? Can I find better for the money though? (one person on here said yes, in another thread, but i'd like some more opinions)
I lost this on ebay by 3p, unfortunately. Am I right to be gutted, or was I overpaying anyway? - Seemed like some branded budget parts, nice paint, gorgeous understated classic colour, and appeared overall a good first buy, with a mind to upgrade various components on the tidy frame in the long run, but I got beaten in literally the final second!
There is also this bike locally, the best part, but the paint looks tired, and I think it's pretty gaudy! Is Holdsworth 531 much the same as Reynolds 531? A better frame than a Reynolds 501? I think i'd chance everything but the frame to be honest... but maybe i'd get used to it? It doesn't seem worth £200 to me, but again, what do you guys think?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Sorry if I have said/thought anything silly... I am a complete FG/SS newbie, who's been changing his mind constantly in the last couple of days, but hopefully haven't annoyed anyone here!
Matt.
(PS. if anyone gets the gist of what I like, and has something for sale, or has seen something for sale, please let me know!)