Hey, can anyone help me? I'd like to ride a single speed fixie, got no time to make it myself (2 little kids...) ;-(

a) has anyone here one (nice) bike to sell me?
b) are there shops in London where I can see any (like tomorrow)?

I'm in Kentish town, work in Oxford street
My height is 5.8

thanks

a) no
b) yes

your welcome

budget?

I'd say <150£ but open to discuss if something's worth more

This fixed is reduced to £99.99 at Evans right now:

< £150 hehe

You can have this framset for £350

Hmm.. That chair looks familiar..

Has RPM got some kind of bizarre alarm system hooked up, where the blue thread is snagged when the door opens and triggers some kind of builder's tools related mishap?

It clearly failed then, clearly.

I have noticed I say clearly a lot these days. I blame the English.

http://www.pearsoncycles.co.uk/produ..._125_NOW_22500

done deal £225.
good bike too.

I've noticed you (hippy) majorly saying clearly.

sounds interesting...

ok then, I guess I have a wrong price expectation...
and what about this then: "Puch puppy power Fixed slayer"? Sold yesterday at 110...

Can you help set the right level of price? I'm not looking for a new-modern bike, I'm looking for an oldie in good conditions.

i would personally say your best bet is to find a beaten up old racer and convert it.... you wouldn't have the best bike however, its possible.

its not often on here a bike sells for £110

Maybe you are turning posh ?

arrgghh

my eyes

For £150 you're not gonna get a "nice" bike. But you can sort out something reasonable if you're willing to do a little work on it (learning how the bike works and how to maintain it will save you time and money in the long run).
If I was in your position, I would buy an old racer on gumtree for 50-60 quid, spend about 50 quid on a new rear wheel, and spend the rest on buying some bits+bobs (bars, etc)
Getting a bike sorted is gonna be cheap or easy, not both. Persevere and I'm sure you'll find something though.

wdyt of this one? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...ksid=p3907.m29

@mister k - 2 kids doesn't leave much time for fettling. I can appreciate bedtimefordemocracy's need for something ready to ride, probably as far away from the kids as possible in snatched moments of free-time ;)

+1

Couldn't even get a minute to sort out my back wheel alignment today, without the 'little treasure' wanting to help Daddy!

yes.... (in some rare moments I ride my Cinelli 1980 -it was my father's in law. perfect conditions, custom made for his size. a masterpiece). but I want a fixie for a day-by-day use.

...it's probably too big!

£166 for a carbolite? Jesus H...

those bars will have someone's eye out.

I think you could find something better for the same money.

It's not bad, but...well, shame you missed BoBoB's Puch, as you say.

That was a bargain. The likes of which may not be seen for some time.

I still get a sharp pang of misery every time I think back to last January, when in the first week of the new year, and super broke, I bid all I could possibly bid on a Brian Rourke 531 fixed conversion, Mavics etc.. beautiful bike. I bid £93, at work; i didn't bid late enough. It went for £94.

But it shows it is possible. Sniff.

thanks for reminding me of that super fail.

meh..I made up for it I reckon.

not a fixed hub at the back- but a converter.

are you just searching for "fixie" bedtime?
try things like 'track', 'path', 'fixed', or 'single speed' as well if you're not.

thanks for the advice, been around brick lane today to see if they had something on sale on the street.
a lot of pretty bad oldies, nothing worth buying...

what do you guys think of these stuff here: http://singlespeed.angelfire.com/ has anyone seen any of them in person?

well I just noticed they are not fixed...

don't buy a fucking nicked bike from brick lane market!

and those other things are shitty, overpriced conversions.

get something OTP or wait until the right S/H bike comes up, from a private seller not one of these fly-by-night knock-off merchants

I reckon this would be worth a look - apart from the Coventry bit!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Reynolds-753-t...3286.m14.l1318