Hey all.

Have been lurking here for a while and after having my bike stolen again am feeling the need to get a fixed wheel bike for some london fun so thought I would say hello and see if i can get any advice. I am no expert but I have about £800 to get a completed bike. If you had this budget would you buy off the peg or has anyone got any ideas of places to contact. I don't want to look like a hoxton twat, just want something that's fun that I can hack around town on.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hello welcome. Sorry to hear about your bike. £800 should get yuo a nice bike.

Myself I would buy an off the peg bobjackson frame and build that up. That is me though.

Hi paul,
I don't want to be one of 'those' wankers, but there is a very recent thread that is pretty close to your request budget et all! - have a look and revive it as you see fit.
:-)

Take Tommy's advice and be in love with cycling for the rest of your life.

does anyone have a pic of a 'hoxton twat' or discribe one.are they dangerous?

Thanks people. And provenrad thanks I will have a look at that. I did try and find a thread but couldn't so will check that one now. To be honest I hate the two trains I have to get to work so much I may just drop the lot on a Wilier Pista and then get lost in this world as I get more understanding of it. I just have to get off the tube asap.

A CONdor will cost the same for a basic Pista.

Much better bet.

http://www.londonfgss.com/discussion/3769/what-would-be-a-fair-price-for-this-note-its-not-for-saleyet/#Item_13

Make an offer a student can't refuse... Bling, er, bling... :)

Yeah I looked at the Condors. Lovely. I read a few people have Pearson Touches on here. Thats looking like a very nice bike. May have to go and test ride one of those.

well yeah, just get anything that's in stock.

willier
condor
genesis
lemond

..

upgrade parts if you feel like it.

if you're getting them nicked regularly it makes sense to just get something functional and not get too sentimental over it

i'd say buy a frame then build it up how you want it. i've built my last three bikes and it's much more satisfying than buying off the peg or specifying a build in a shop
my bareknuckle cost me about £600 in total (i did get the frame for less than half price on ebay). but it looks like you need it quick so shop job might be best for you

Sideways haircut, upside down trousers, backwards shoes.

my neighbor

Have a word with Putney Cycles.

They have complete BJs.

CONdor sale CONdor sale.

06 PISTA £700.00 > £650.00
07 PISTA £700.00 > £675.00

Grab yourself a bagain!

If you are definitely going new, maybe try the bike to work thing. Could save you cash.

despite the piss take we sometimes dish out to those posh condor owners, you'd be hard pushed to find a better riding machine than those, at that price.

as I'm sure you want to ride the bike, rather than post pictures of it all over the internet and walk it to coffee shops?

or get this from the states :p
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220192850927

yeah, formula hubs and alex rims for a grand, bargain

It is on bikesnopnyc

for a first fixie this is a bargain, seriously those cranks are worth £250 on their own

http://www.bikeradar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12556167

If you had to buy one of these which one would you get?

Condor Pista
Wilier Pista
Pearson Touche?

all nice, but pity they are all pink shirt city boy wanker bikes :(

go for the track condor, with massive tubes, but dogballs is right ( hahah @ mashton) - why not get something made for you.

If I had to buy one:

condor, probably.

people who actually know what they are talking about recommend and use them, including working couriers and exengers.

don't get drawn in by the NJS, aerospoke shaggers

Quite right i only ment it as a joke. I personally would take great pleasure in using everysingle one of those 800 ppounds in building myslelf up some thing purdy. Why not buy a piece of shit to ride around on till its built (as opposed to public transport)

If i had to go off the peg i'd defs get the condor. There are plenty of owners on here and im pretty sure they would tell you good things about em!

I bought the CONdor a couple of months back, and been very happy with it.

Despite our Colonial Cousin's assertion, it's not exclusive to "pink shirt city boy wanker" owners.

mashton - where are you?

Even he has one!

http://www.tvscoop.tv/ianstinkingbeale.jpg

would build something but havent a clue where to start so in some ways i feel that the best bet is to find my feet with a good off the peg bike and learn my way around rather than jump into a world of parts that i dont have a clue about... feels more honest.

Hands on is the best way to learn.
Buy a bunkie and learn as you buy a frame and the various parts to complete a good bike.

You don't want to do a Wapping Warrior...

what's wrong with post a semi naked picture of yourself on a forum?!?

its good fun building one. found it pretty easy and i enjoyed every bit of it. if ever you're stuck, loads of advise here and plenty willing to help out...

for £800, you can get a pretty good custom painted frame + hand picked components

if time is a factor, i think condor's got a few (3-6) weeks waiting period? so that option's not that instant either. correct me if im wrong

the man needs to get on a bike and quick.

why do people keep encouraging him to build up from parts? when he has expressed no great interest in doing so.

yes yes, it's "better" in the long term.

but even as a seasoned bike mechanic, if I had my bike nicked, I'd go straight out and drop 400-600 sheets on some generic thing, with a credit card, just to get back on the road, then start building something up over time, because whatever you get, there's always issues and even if you buy every single part from the same shop, you're going to be waiting on something.

then you can sell the off the peg afterwards for a decent price on egay

or keep it as a back up.