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@Furrag
I'll be honest - I'm here for the classifieds and need to spam 3 time before I can try and negotiate.
May as well tell an anecdote; my mate built his own fixie. I'd never ridden one before. I hopped on with my my Keo cleats, only to see his were SPD's. I set off, and soon gained confidence in pedalling. Then I tried to freewheel stupidly. Feet flew off the pedals. I couldn't get them back on, the front brake really was shit and not working. It felt like I was constantly accelerating, and I was panicking. With my lives destiny in the hands of this pile of turd he had built, I did what every man would do as he saw his life flash before his eyes - I bailed out into his parents garden and ended up in foliage. The cast from Last of the Summer wine would have been proud at the execution. Cue lots of ongoing jokes about me diving into his mums bush etc.
Right, now to find 2 more threads to post in before I can go after this Cannondale!