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Had a look around and there's crap loads!
Dualism ones seem to be the cheapest but I also found this and might have a crack at making my own. Doesn't sound particularly difficult!

Remember, it will take quite a while to get used to clips and strap (if you opt for them), so you'll feel like there's no way you can be able to flip the pedal round and put your feet in.
I know that feeling already courtesy of the Keos. Nothing worse than going onto a roundabout and not being able to get clipped in!

Cheers for the help guys.

Christ those Hold Fast ones are pricey! Looks like it'll be Dualism for me!

Cheers, Will have a look at those velcro straps. I have Look Keos on my proper roadie and walking with Keo cleats is a nightmare!
I am quite tempted by the power straps still. They do a fixie model that doesn't use the mounting bracket so should be sturdier.

@edscoble: Yeah I have a front brake installed. Glad I do otherwise I'd have got a face full of tarmac earlier I think!

Got my first fixie today and took it for a spin round the block, gotta say it's much harder than it looks!

Main problem I had was trying to back-pedal to slow down/stop. It came with shit flat pedals which were useless for back-pedalling or even just slowing the cranks.
I don't want clip-in pedals as it's mainly gonna be used as a commuting to uni so I'm not gonna want to wear my clippy shoes. I was thinking just toe-cages and straps but these 'Power Strap' things keep popping up. What would people recommend? Is it best to avoid cheap cages/straps or what?

It looks like an Archie Wilkinson frame and forks.
Is this a particularly bad thing? Are they prone to cracking or anything?

Cant find a single review of this bike on the web because its shit and everyone knows it even the manufacturer.
Or it's new?

Viking Road Fixed (£169)

All I'm after is a cheap SS roadie to commute on, take to the shops etc. Basically a day-to-day bike that I can leave locked up in town/at uni and won't be worth nicking (no way I'm taking my good bikes).

I was planning on getting an old frameset, stripping it, re-spraying and restoring it on the cheap but for £170 I may as well buy new mightnt I?
I initially want a SS with the view to going fixed in the future so the flip flop hub would surely save money in the long run and with the possibility of BBs and headsets being seized could make a restoration expensive initially too.

Basically, what makes a good and a bad SS/Fixie and why's this one so cheap?

Little bit gutted there's a rest day today. Tour's been great so far this year (unless your name's Lance)!

Damn, way too late.

+1 Schwalbe marathon