Originally Posted by christinelalala

Thanks for the replies. I've been doing a lot of research on this, and I think I will go for a single speed bike with brakes like maddyfish suggested. Another thing is that I see a lot of wheels (not the tri-spoke wheel) with different color rims like these
http://www.flickr.com/photos/greenxs.../in/pool-fixie

do people paint them like that or you can just get any other in store? Thanks.