Dude, like half of this forum are big vegetarian/vegan hipster kids (granted, I'm sure most of those folks are crazy skinny pale vegans in girljeans)....but still...don't make me come the **** over there.

Just eat more BRAAAAAAAINS

Any decent hub, laced to any decent rim using 32 or 36 14g spokes will make a solid wheelset

about 250 but this winter i plan to get a gym membership and take my track bike out a few times (im right by st. paul/minn. so snow and cold are definite factors) so i hope to get down to about 200 by spring. so, thumbs up on the iros?

heres another ?. debate has raged long and hard about brakes. to brake or not to brake that is the question whether it is nobler in deed to weather the slings and arrows of outrageous traffic bla bla bla. If you have a brake why not just go singlespeed . Do I start with a brake and ditch it later or what? as I have said previously I am new to fixies and would appreciate all comments questions inane babble and hysterical ramblings.

do everyone and yourself a favor and get a brake if this is your first fixed gear bike. having a brake on your fixed gear does not make it the equivalent of a single speed.

Brakes are good because they let you stop when you are tired, and they let you go down hills without spinning out of control or having to skid through your tire. With or without a brake, fixed is very different from SS. Riding brakeless doesn't make you any more of a rider, gets you no extra props, and is basically a personal decision. Ride your bike and see if you want one.