Originally Posted by
jkalber87
Hello everyone! MTB'er looking to get into the single speed craze. Been doing a lot of urban riding around downtown and putting a lot of unwanted road miles on my MTB, therefor I am looking into my first single speed bicycle. All of your help, recommendations and opinions will be greatly appreciated.
Looking at making the purchase sometime around August or September of this year so I have a bit of time to save money. Not totally dead set on these bicycles here but here are the ones that I have been looking at. Let me know what you think.
1.) Motobecane Fixie Record CF
2.) Gravity Vanquish (really digging the disc brakes)
3.) Windsor Clockwork PLUS
4.) Motobecane Fixie Track:
5.) Mercier Kilo TT
Thanks for taking the time to read this
I got my first single speed recently.
I went to Craig's List. Paid $200 bucks for a beautiful Fuji Feather. Then I added things to make it lighter, quicker and more functional.
Are you set on NEW? What are features or characteristics you are looking for?
For example:
1) I wanted something classic/ retro looking.
2) I wanted caliper brakes.
3) Capable of narrow tires, like 23c tires
4) Quick and light
5) I did not want to spend a ton of money
THEN I added:
6) Pista retro handlebars
7) Light wheels with freewheel on BOTH sides of the rear wheel
8) Rack for carrying things
9) New tires in the color I wanted and 23c (the bike I bought had 25's on it)
I now have a bike I ride. And LOVE!