Originally Posted by
airpollo
I just moved to Hawaii, island of Oahu, i live in Honolulu and my work is about 10 miles away from where i live. Im trying to purchase a single speed road bike to ride to and from work. What bike should i go with???
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If you really want to single speed it back and forth to work I would say you should check out the
Surly Steamroller, or a Cross Check frame build up SS. For a ten mile commute the slightly more relaxed
geometry of the Steamroller or a SS Cross Check would do ya fine. If you are worried about rust
then apply framesaver liberally inside the tubes. If you want a twitchy bike that is easy to skid and skip
as a fixed gear then go with something with more true track geometry. KHS Flite 100 etc. If you can find a decent 80s vintage road bike you can make a good single speed out of it easily. Look for a Miyata
or Bridgestone. Look around on the classic and vintage forum. horizontal-ish dropouts are good for keeping single speeds, etc. Read Sheldon Brown's pages. Do you want a fixed-gear or a SS with a freewheel?