building a singlespeed
 

hi! i just bought a pake 53cm track frame to try and build my first singlespeed bike! right now i lug around a 29lb 15-speed monster, which is fun, but i'm very excited to have something a little lighter!
anyway i want to make it good but not awesome cause thats not really necessary right now, but i'm also wicked new at this so i was wondering a couple things.
just fyi, i dunno if this helps, i use my bike for city commuting, 10-20 miles a day.

should i just go with the standard pake threadless 1" fork or is there a better, similarly priced option that will maybe weigh less?

also, i don't really understand the difference between headsets... i'm gonna put bullhorns on it and i like my bars to just slightly higher than average, i dunno if that matters.

in terms of wheelsets, i don't need anything amazing, just something decent or pretty good. i'd also like a flipflop wheel... either with 2 different single speed settings or singlespeed/fixed. i think i read somewhere about 2singlespeeds and fixed?? maybe i just made that up??

finally, bottom brackets and cranksets**********?? NO idea.

anyway im stoked to learn!! thanks!!!!

nothing personal to you, but this forum is just becoming a cluster f*ck of people asking how they should build their bike. the answers to the questions you are asking are readily available everywhere on the internet; google is your friend. you can even use the search function on this forum..

With this board being a few years old, there is a GRIP of info to be gleaned from the archives.

It's going to take some patience. Asking good questions is the key. Instead of just saying "Hey, I'm building a bike! I suck!" Ask one specific question at a time and spend some time reviewing old threads. Don't get me wrong, we are pumped that you are building a bike, and look forward to a day when you dont suck, but we are all building bikes too, and often our information spills over onto the forums in a searchable manner.