Foffa Bikes

or the front quick release

It's not fecal but it's pretty good nevertheless.

^Reminds me of a wedding i attended when much younger

Bride was sooo drunk that she vomited on herself and it got all over her veil... her loving husband didn't think that anyone noticed so he tried masking it as though they were making out but secretly ate up all the evidence...

yup, you're that Guy.

Glad they weren't immediate Family

First post here so please go easy on me....

Whilst dredging up a 60 plus page thread isn't generally seen as good practise, I have to wait 24 hours to post a new one.. Hmm, anyway...

Having rooted around a bit, looking for advice, I can't seems to find the right answer.. Let's assume for the moment that I am in the market for a sub £500 single speed/fixie, which I am.. And thought the list of lists has a section for this, it's a little out of dead with plenty of dead ends.

My question is this, where should I be looking?? Ok, so Foffa aren't the peach of everyone's eye (though arguments sucks as "They're overpriced and shit!", "Why?", "Because they're over priced and shit!" don't really help, especially to a newcomer) then what alternatives are there?

In looking I see, Foffa (yes!), Mango, State, Charge along with a load of stuff on eBay that where I wouldn't know where to start.

I don't have the time to spend trawling through listings or have the skill to put something together myself so what options does one have?

Having read through this this particular post, it seems that Foffa shouldn't be on my list so what others are suggested? Preferably somebody with actual experience of said rides would be most useful. We can all have terrible opinions of things we know nothing about, after all, opinions are like arseholes, nipples and navels we all have them but I can't comment on other peoples nipples unless I have experienced them..

If that makes sense.....

TL:DR version is that I'm looking for a decent sub £500 single speed, where do I look? :)

Cheers

Read through the forum.
You'll probably come to the conclusion that it's a Charge you'll be wanting.

^^^ Charge Plug.

My heart sinks every time this thread is bumped.

Let it die.

pls.

(charge plug)

Funnily enough I need to drop the kids off at the pool now.

*waddles off to toilet

Unfortunately Uber-gruber, I am in the nursery so can't start a new thread. I'm more than happy to let this die because Foffa was mentioned in passing and actually, it's more to do with alternatives..

Ok so people seem to like the Charge Plug.? Well that is a good place to start then and without sounding totally noobish, is there a reason why? Do the use better components? Good service?

I don't want to sound too much like a dick but is it a bit Model T? Only available in black? Actually, I can find that out myself but please don't judge me for wanting something in matte orange or lime green... :)

Fibblesnork, look here:

https://www.lfgss.com/thread9085.html

Thanks Oliver.. I looked there but a lot of those first page links don't seem to go anywhere... Have to actually read the thread it seems!!

Unfortunately Uber-gruber, I am in the nursery so can't start a new thread. I'm more than happy to let this die because Foffa was mentioned in passing and actually, it's more to do with alternatives..

Ok so people seem to like the Charge Plug.? Well that is a good place to start then and without sounding totally noobish, is there a reason why? Do the use better components? Good service?

I don't want to sound too much like a dick but is it a bit Model T? Only available in black? Actually, I can find that out myself but please don't judge me for wanting something in matte orange or lime green... :)

The Plug is good value, basic but sturdy, a bit heavy but should get you about OK if your intended purpose is to commute, knock about town, etc. It is a popular and common bike, but there's a reason for that.

If I was looking for a cheapish workhorse bike I would probably wait and see if a second hand Pompino came up, but as always the best advice is to go and test a few.

Model T are complicated car.

Used Surly Steamroller? Very happy with mine. There's a hideous 53cm one on eBay at the moment, could be a nice project to pretty it up.

Let the thread die.

Stop bumping the thread.

Model T are complicated car.

But don't have a very complicated color scheme.

Let the thread die.

Get a Charge Plug.

Model T are complicated car.

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that doesn't enmaken any sense.

Used Surly Steamroller? Very happy with mine. There's a hideous 53cm one on eBay at the moment, could be a nice project to pretty it up.

Was gonna say.

second hand 2012/2013 charge plug. happy riding.

Fuji track or feather?

Giant bowery?

Specialized langster?

I'd probably go for the langster.