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Originally Posted by crushkilldstroy (Post 6863987)

I would suggest that you get the guys at your LBS to size you, rather than a bunch of knobs who are posting on an online forum a million miles away.

o my god lolz. seriously tho you are probably right.

anyways, to the rest of you: thanks a lot knobs!

Everybody likes new... but when it comes down to value you're better off finding something with a few miles on it. Bikes aren't too different from cars - the minute you roll out of the dealer you just lost at least a couple hundred bucks. You should patiently comb through craigslist, ebay and other fixies for sale sites and go test ride a few bikes. And unlike used cars, a well maintained used bike with nice wheels will ride just as smooth as new.

Here's a good post about finding the right fixie:

http://fixiecafe.wordpress.com/2009/...ding-your-fix/