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pdm

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What Fixie?
« on: 27 April, 2013, 02:14:43 pm »
I have had a search of the site but find no thread with this title!
I have 2 motives in starting this thread.
Firstly, it seems to me that the field of available fixies seems to alter by the month and a thread for users to query and post about the current available crop my be useful...
Secondly, my No. 1 Son is relocating to Imperial College in Londinium in August and will be requiring suitable transport, his current bag of gas pipes about to gas its last.
Looking around, my first choice, an On-One Pompino is not available with no indication of when more will be available.
The Edinburgh cycles revolution SS is also out of stock, as it the Jamis Beatnik. I am after a simple relatively inexpensive London suitable fixie/SS able to take mudguards for all year commuting.

What do you think?
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rogerzilla

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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #1 on: 27 April, 2013, 02:53:59 pm »
Charge Plug?  Bit heavy, but  suitable for everyday road use.    In stock at Wiggle.  Obviously, most of us would get a 1980s skip frame and build our own  :)  Look for a frame with horizontal dropouts on fleaBay that isn't ludicrously big - Peugeots, Motobecanes, Puch, whatever.

You can get mudguards on pretty much anything if you try.
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Martin109

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #2 on: 27 April, 2013, 02:59:33 pm »
Depending on his size, would this be of any interest?
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pdm

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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #3 on: 27 April, 2013, 03:40:34 pm »
Quote from: Martin109 on 27 April, 2013, 02:59:33 pm
Depending on his size, would this be of any interest?

He's just over 6' 4" tall..... Though at 21, he SHOULD have stopped growing by now :)
He can fit onto a 60cm frame. What size is Stella?
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mike

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #4 on: 27 April, 2013, 04:05:03 pm »
about that, I recon.  I thought she was too big for me at 6'2"
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clarion

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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #5 on: 27 April, 2013, 04:46:20 pm »
Genesis Flyer?
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dave r

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #6 on: 28 April, 2013, 04:54:27 pm »
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chrisbainbridge

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #7 on: 01 May, 2013, 06:39:38 pm »
I have a rather nice Scott single speed with flip flop hubs.  two brakes.
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AndyMorris

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #8 on: 06 June, 2013, 11:21:11 am »
Quote from: chrisbainbridge on 01 May, 2013, 06:39:38 pm
I have a rather nice Scott single speed with flip flop hubs.  two brakes.

Two brakes is always good, but then I live on hills.
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LindaG

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #9 on: 06 June, 2013, 11:25:48 am »
Pearson do a lovely one.
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Karla

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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #10 on: 06 June, 2013, 02:39:06 pm »
Hulver is selling a 61cm Langster frame over on the classifieds board, it could be just your thing.
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AndyMorris

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #11 on: 07 June, 2013, 01:20:43 pm »
Quote from: Lindagordinho on 06 June, 2013, 11:25:48 am
Pearson do a lovely one.

I've had two of them, lovely bike to ride, space for rack and guards. Great firm to deal with.

Unfortunately I am a fat git and I break bikes, I cracked the down tube on both of the them. I tend to believe them when they say they have never had other customers have the same problem, I broke a pompino as well.

I'd still recommend them. I've just learned to treat frames as consumables and pomps are cheaper.
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clarion

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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #12 on: 07 June, 2013, 02:44:51 pm »
Charge Plug and Spesh Langster make a good 50% of the FG/SS I see in Londonton.  Popular for a reason, I suppose.

Personally, if I were to be going for a new commuting fixed that didn't need luggage, I'd be tempted by a Fuji Classic.
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Doo

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #13 on: 16 June, 2013, 06:01:48 pm »
I got a (2012) 58cm Track Revolution single speed (flip/flop hubs) that I am happy to sell if anyone is interested...

Nice bike and all...
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Christophe

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #14 on: 21 June, 2013, 03:41:40 pm »
Surly Steamroller
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spenceey

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #15 on: 02 August, 2013, 10:45:25 am »
I'd suggest building your own. Chances are you'll get more quality parts and understand building them up.

I'm building one on a budget at the moment for the times I don't/can't take my Yukon out. Sub £200 is my goal.
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interzen

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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #16 on: 02 August, 2013, 11:00:00 am »
Genesis Day One - might have to hit fleaBay for a pre-disc version though, as I'm not sure if the hub on the new Day One Disc will take a fixed sprocket and lockring.

I've got two - one with an Alfine-8, the other with an S3X. Lovely bikes.
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Oaky

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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #17 on: 02 August, 2013, 01:06:47 pm »
Quote from: interzen on 02 August, 2013, 11:00:00 am
Genesis Day One - might have to hit fleaBay for a pre-disc version though, as I'm not sure if the hub on the new Day One Disc will take a fixed sprocket and lockring.

I can confirm it won't take a lockring.

I run it fixed without one anyway (I've never run a lockring, so wasn't overly bothered about that - other folks may have differing opinions on that).

#include <stdlockringdebate.h>
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interzen

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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #18 on: 02 August, 2013, 01:23:55 pm »
Quote from: Oaky on 02 August, 2013, 01:06:47 pm
I run it fixed without one anyway (I've never run a lockring, so wasn't overly bothered about that - other folks may have differing opinions on that).

#include <stdlockringdebate.h>
Depends on your style of riding.
For road riding, I'll go either way - the only reason the S3X has a lockring is because the body takes a cassette sprocket and you need something to get it to stay put.

On the other hand, riding off-road with no lockring isn't going to end well so both my off-road fixeds are lockring'd to the max.

YMMV.
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Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #19 on: 02 August, 2013, 01:59:13 pm »
Quote from: rogerzilla on 27 April, 2013, 02:53:59 pm
Charge Plug?  Bit heavy, but  suitable for everyday road use.    In stock at Wiggle.  Obviously, most of us would get a 1980s skip frame and build our own  :)  Look for a frame with horizontal dropouts on fleaBay that isn't ludicrously big - Peugeots, Motobecanes, Puch, whatever.

You can get mudguards on pretty much anything if you try.

Some of us would have the spare frame.
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Goldcrank

Re: What Fixie?
« Reply #20 on: 02 August, 2013, 04:08:53 pm »

Get a Langster. They are reasonably well spec'd for the price and comfortable to ride.


http://m.bikeradar.com/gear/category/bikes/road/product/review-specialized-bicycles-langster-09-33814/
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