I hope OP won't mind a bit of a thread hijack, but I do not like starting new threads & it may offer another option to him?/her? after all.

I am usually not very interested in these "What low-end bike should I buy" discussions that inevitably lead to someone pushing Kilos...but weirdly enough some guy bought my "mini-fixie" everyday rider out from under me on the train Monday. After spending the past couple days using my good bike to commute & watching it getting beat-up, I spent last nite searching the interwebz for a cheap replacement "trains & racks" bike that I don't hate.

I was ready to go with Motobecane Messenger but there are only a few sizes, none that fits me. Then I turned my attention to Motobecane Track for even a few bucks less. Its available in only 1 size, but it can work for me.

Before I could pull the trigger on that bike, my innate distaste for Bikesdirect got the better of me. So I spent this AM hitting a couple bike shops. Purefix, low-end SEs, & the local Performance's Scattante were pretty much it for fixed bikes near me unless I wanted to pay up, which I don't.

I've just been using the google again & ran across...Eighth Inch. Had not thought of, nor heard anything about them in quite a while. They have two 4130 CroMo completes built with their proprietary parts, that I don't mind so much. In fact I actually kind of like the Raw

Lo-Fi - $200

Scrambler Complete - $300

I have spare bits - saddles, bars, levers, etc, on hand so those stock parts are not a deal breaker for me. Do I remember correctly that a couple members here have/had Eighth Inch bikes? You guys still around? Does anybody else here care to comment for my or Gabriel47's edification?