Building my first fixed gear bike. I've been looking for a wheel-set or just a back wheel. I saw harris cyclery had a 27 back wheel for $80. Or I was look at these, but for that price I'm sure they're trash. Any suggestions?

If it's your first fixed gear bike, they don't need to be uber-nice. Make a bike with cheap enough components that you can toss around, then upgrade later on.

that's just my personal take on things.

https://www.cyclingcloseouts.com/Prod...ia_wheels.aspx

or

https://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...mssbq3j6lagm73

or

https://www.velomine.com/index.php?ma...mssbq3j6lagm73

+1. After riding a while you will learn enough to make a more informed decision down the road.

In my case, I started out with a Schwinn Cutter single speed bike that my wife bought me for Christmas. I rode it two years as a SS; when I started breaking spokes I tried my first attempt at wheelbuilding using a fixed-free hub and a cyclocross rim (to handle the nasty city streets with minimal damage). I had previously done a couple of wheel truings where I took the spokes all the way slack, then tightened them back up, so that part was easy. It was my first time lacing, though. I followed the Gerd Schraner method which turned out to be frightfully easy to me, then tensioned up the wheel and.... so far, so good.

I'm liking those amelias but people say the hub will strip out....

They shouldn't if you are sure to make the cog and lockright nice and tight

Yeah, I'm just leery of spending the money to have it strip and have to buy another hub. After pricing all the separate components this is a good deal though.

get one at your local bike collective.

not an option.

The whole cheap hub, cog, lockring stripping is a myth. Put it on tight and ride.

I''m gonna go ahead and order an Amelia set.