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@adam172
Hey,
So bare with me im as im a bit of a newbie to the fixed gear world, iv been looking around here for a while now and have fallen in love with the whole idea of owning and riding a fixie.
Being a bit of a hands on person iv decided to build my creation from scratch rather than buying a complete bike.
I have also just brought my first house which i should be moving into within about 4-6 weeks which gives me a good amount of time to complete the bike. my new house is closer to work so i will be riding in rather than driving.
The aim of my project is to achieve a bike that looks great, rides great and gets me to work and back (only about 2miles each way lol) and cost me less than £100- £150 to build.
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ANYWAY enough jibber jabber heres the bike im starting with..
so its a Raleigh 5 speed not sure of the model, not sure of the year, but the frames straight and it cost me the grand some of £15
i will update this thread each time i do something to the bike or buy something.
like I say I am new to this so I may do something wrong, I may do something twice but im here to gain your expertise and advice so please don't feel that your cant call me a bellend for doing something stupid. :D