Hi. This is my first post here, so no hate please. I'm 16, and I live in NYC. Over the summer I rode my friend's bike nearly everyday, and decided I would really like to buy a bike to ride to school (people tell me its faster as well).
Little background information:
-Plan to get a bike that I can ride daily for around more than 40 city blocks from 100th to 58th.
-Not looking to spend more than 600 for a bike
-Not looking to have to invest a lot of money the course of 3-5 years I hope to ride it in repairs or replacements (need a solid bike0.
-Has to last me around 3-5 years
-Looking for a fixed gear/singlespeed, not a heavy mountain bike
Where to begin. Basically, I know absolutely nothing about bikes. I don't know what material I should be looking for, what weight, what size (i'm 5'7, expect to grow at least a tiny bit in the next couple of years), or basically how to know that any bike I look at is worth my money. Basically, I'm just looking for some help into any good bikes that would fit my price range and are of great quality for the money. Also, I know its really picky, but i'm looking for something cool looking (lol). Essentially, I have looked through a lot of bikes and judged them based on reviews, weight, appearance, etc. After looking through a bunch of fixed gear bikes, I have found 2 that I think might be pretty decent to buy. The first is the Aventon Mataro (Aventon Mataro Fixed Gear Track Bike), and 6ku track bike (Aventon Mataro Fixed Gear Track Bike). Both are within my price range, and look good, but I do not know anything about them that constitutes whether they are good or bad (especially the 6ku bike, brand new and the company just released news of it a few weeks ago, don't think anyone has it yet).
Essentially, I'm just looking for anyone to help me out, give me any tips, and point me into any directions towards a decent bike that I won't waste up to 600 dollars on. Also if you could tell me if any of those bikes are decent that would be great.
Sorry If I left anything out, if theres questions as to what I'm looking for or anything please comment.
PLEASE HELP
-Thanks