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@adam1330
I've always been a mountain biker, built a few bikes, but fancied a single speed/fixed gear road bike for a change, and as a little project, so found a Fyxation Eastside in the classifieds on here which I am just waiting to get. It's coming with forks, BB, cranks, headset and a stem, so need to source the rest, but being new to road stuff could do with some advice!
Wheels - Want to get a wheelset, 700c, with a Flip Flop hub, and has to match the bike, as I want it to look good! Want to keep the build reasonably cheap, looking around it seems I can get Nologo rims on Quando hubs for around £80, or Weinmann DP18 on Miche hubs for around £100. Either any good? Have read that the Quando hubs are a bit cheese like. Happy to go second hand as well, but after a matching pair in black, or could live with white.
Brakes - Planning on running brakes front and rear, but have been reading about different drop brakes. Do I need to wait until I get the wheels, or is there a standard drop for 700c wheels?
Any help much appreciated!