Originally Posted by john_and_off
if you're looking to keep it on the cheap, you might want to consider doing a single speed to start and going fixed at a later time - it's hard to keep it safe if you're on a really tight budget with fixed.
ps. where do you go to school?
I go to Northeastern. I see a lot of fixed on campus.
What kind of cost coparison am i looking at for a fixed vs. a single speed (i take it a ss is on gear, but can free turn)? what is an avg cost to convert, say i have a bike w/ horizontal? w/ vertical?
how does this look for a bike to convert?
or this one to buy and start with?