Hi, I live in Canada and will be purchasing my first fixed gear, my budget is around $800 CDN although but I do plan to slowly upgrade as I ride it more and get more cash.

Unfortunately since I live in Canada plus I am independent and younger than legal age to be an adult I can't really order stuff online(no credit card etc.). My lbs's have few options when it comes to fixed gear and I can't decide which will give me the best value for my money so I've come to you guys for opinions.

KHS Flite - $720 CDN
Fuji Track - $550 CDN, if I bought this, id still have around $250, I could upgrade some stuff
Masi Speciale commuter $800 (contender)
Iro Mark V pro - LBS has frame for $260, mark v build set is $220 + I can buy some mavic open pros for around $250 with tires n formula hubs. (i think this is my best option) - $730
Raleigh Rush hour - $830
Raleigh One way - $800
Norco Spade - $800
Jami Beatnik - $700
Rocky Mountain Boroughs - $800(really considering)

Thanks for the help, I know which are the best but when prices are converted I can't tell which is the best value and which would require the most least upgrading....

rocky mountain and rush hour for slightly more aggressive geo, beatnik and masi for a little more road like geo. I haven't ridden any of these bikes, but this is just based on paper.

ideally, you should narrow it down to what you like for whatever reason, then test ride those. testing 8 is a bit much imo, but if you can narrow it down to 4 maybe, that would make testing pretty fair.

KHS FLITE.

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https://www.yamaguchibike.com/content...Kilo_-_Pursuit

listen man, just get a little girls bike and make a suicide hub, ur gonna need a messenger bag

Why do people feel the need to be such sh*theads and make comments like this (instead of just saying nothing)? Oh, I forgot...it's because people like this were born knowing everything about bikes and never had to ask questions.

The kid wants a bike and is asking people who may know more than him some questions. Can't we give him a little bit of a break and actually help him out instead of trying to make him feel stupid?

do you see the irony?

I knew you'd be along soon, little buddy!

At least my post had some purpose aimed at getting this kid some actual help instead of making some jackass comment about how he should get a little girl's bike and needs a messenger bag. There's been times when we've all had questions and needed help. In your case, adriano, you still seem to need a lot of help but none that can be found on a message board about bicycles.

Thanks for the responses to those who were helpful, I think i narrowed it down to the Mark V, KHS Flite, Rocky Mountain Boroughs and the raleigh rush hour, which of these do you think i'd need to upgrade the last in the near future?

btw thank u for trying to set the troll straight but the best way of dealing with them is just to ignore them Ive found.

I would personally get the Mark V b/c I think it's slightly higher quality.

khs flite you won't regret it it is a very good medium aggressive intro track frame it is a very forgiving frame for a newbie and it is one of my personal favorites I have owned three of them in various flavours

you wont go wrong with any of those three.

don't buy a complete btw, just peice it together. it will cost you a little more, but you will be happier in the end.

I disagree with this notion for a beginner buy a complete and ride it until something breaks and it will then replace it with the part of choice

completes get you out riding and the more time on the bike the better off you are I would rather run across a guy on a bone stock fuji track that knows how to ride than someone with a tricked out ride with all the street cred dumb ***** parts you can buy with your daddies credit card that hasn't a clue

that is what i figured, I ride about 25 miles a day year round and I just need something better than my $200 Canadian tire mountain bike which I use every day as my transportation. I just wanna get something ASAP, dont really ant to save up more, I am ok with upgrading

That's perfectly cool, but don't be super quick to start upgrading right away. Ease into it, do your research and figure out what's good (and not good!) for you before you start spending up all your money on parts. You'll be fine!

yeah, DEFINITELY buy a complete bike. You don't wanna waste your time buying parts, you wanna ride! (I think...). Anyways, all of the bikes you listed will come w/ good parts that will last as long as you want them to. Just pick the one that you are most attracted to and go w/ it. There are some differences in geometry and components, but they are all going to be at least decent. Just get one and ride!

Get that Mark V Pro. Definately the best of that lot of bikes.

You won't need to replace anything right off the bat to make it a nice bike. It's made of good steel (R631), the build kit has decent cranks (andels), and an open pro wheelset is pretty good as well.

Plus IRO's crash replacement warranty is a hell of a nice thing to have on a commuter.

I say the IRO too but that is prob caus I am thinking about getting one next week.

This is an old-ass thread, but where the hell did the OP find a Mark V Pro frameset in Canada for only $260? Please God, direct me. Anyone in Toronto have any tips?

There was a guy on CL earlier in the year selling partial build Mark V's for $300. Included everything except a saddle, crankset and wheelset. Can't believe I didn't jump on it. Now the next best thing he's got is an Angus frame+fork for $400.

I have no idea where the OP saw that but it was a good deal! He didn't say he was in Toronto so maybe it was in a town with less demand for track bikes and they just wanted to clear it out.

damn i was all ready to suggest the IRO before i realized that this guy probably has his bike already.