Originally Posted by
seau grateau
Shouldn't that be great news? It means you can get a really nice bike. If you want to learn more about bikes as well, buy some tools and a book about bicycle mechanics. You're in Brooklyn, I know they have bike shops. Go out to some shops and see what they have. Spend your money supporting a local business rather than throwing it at some anonymous shipping warehouse. Build a relationship with the people at the shop. That way, when your bike starts making a noise, you can take it over there and let them diagnose and fix the problem, teaching you about it in the process, rather than coming here and asking people on the internet "What's creaking on my bike?"
I did that when I bought my hybrid. I'm a big supporter of local bike shops. Like I said, I used to mountain bike. But I thought this would've been a good opportunity to build my own bike. My LBS (I think that's the acronym, doesn't really specialize in fixed, the closest one is a good 20-25 minute ride (not bad), but I don't know what to expect. I think they're semi popular on here. They're called Affinity Bikes. I might check them out, but I wanted to see what else is out there before I spend my hard earned money on this stuff.
Is there a book/manual in general that's universally revered here?