Originally Posted by
NorthWestDork
I guess to sum it up, Im just looking for affirmation that I should buy a cheaper bike while learning. Then when I figure out if riding fixed is really for me I can decide to build my ideal bike later down the road.
I'm not sure why every one here is all up on ivory towers and dislike conversions so much, but for your first
fixed wheel bike, why spend min. $350+ on a cheap model track bike when you can convert an old road frame for hella cheap. Then you can learn and feel it out and move on from there.