Originally Posted by SSenorPedro
Build it up yourself. It will be a good exercise in gaining mechanic skills and maintenance, fixies are inherently simpler devices than geared bikes. You will know your bike intimately, creating a wonderful connection between machine and man.
yeah, i would like to do that but i don't have any whacky bike tools... i am acabinet maker so i know how things need to "fit" but i have never taken any of my bikes apart past wheels, tires, bars ect. i guess if i could get a good list of EXACTLY what is needed or a build kit i could give it a go and bail out to the LBS if things get wooly. what i need is a "build a fixed gear for dummies" lesson.
this helps out, but i just need some detail on the headset, BB & cranks... obviously i would buy the wheel set, so that is all good... but it's the details man... how tight, secret lube, whacky spanners ????
-ian