id say be confident that you want a fixed before you actually commit to buy one. make sure youre confident riding one in traffic and also your girl is too if you want her riding it. a front brake perhaps till youre good. A rear hub threaded for a flip flop in case you ever want to run single speed. If you said you dont want to worry about it being locked up or stolen, I wouldnt invest a few hundred in a brand new one either. Convert an old frame