Postby drubie » Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:33 pm
Cost doesn't need to be an issue - you can build a fixie for about $100 if you are stuck buying a brand new chain and track cog. The rest of the parts can be had from your local dump for $5-$20 (just need a frame, bars, wheels and a crank you can grind the outer ring off). It's possible to build a single speed pretty much for free if you use a 27" mens bike and parts from a busted BMX.
Having said that, my ghetto fixie owes me about $120 because I spent $50 on a proper single speed crank.
So we get the leaders we deserve and we elect, we get the companies and the products that we ask for, right? And we have to ask for different things. – Paul Gilding
but really, that's rubbish. We get none of it because the choices are illusory.