Originally Posted by
smurray
Problem is 61cm bikes are hard to find in my area. There aren't a lot of other bikes to move on to.
My guess is that this person isn't budging on his price plus I'm skeptical of the seller after reading the ad and the price. For less than $450 (which appears to be your budget), you have a slew of single speeds to choose from via BikesDirect,
http://www.bikesdirect.com/. For $1100, you could get a surly steamroller or a surly cross check single speed. I'd move on.