'Create' single speed/fixie?

[shakotan]

Any good?

Looking to spend around £250-£300 for a city hack and like the look of these.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Single-Speed-Fixie-Dual-Hub-...



At 5'10" I'm guessing a 21" frame would be suitable?

Edited by shakotan on Tuesday 8th June 13:59

[Uriel]

I think I'd be looking at one of these: http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/26435/SE...


ETA: That site also has the Create bikes for a little less, quite a bit less if you're happy to have a 09 bike.

Edited by Uriel on Tuesday 8th June 14:56

[BermyAndy]

NO!!!!!

Do not do it

Plenty of horror stories about chains snapping, components breaking and generally it being a piece of crap that has been poorly built

[shakotan]

Uriel said:

I think I'd be looking at one of these: http://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/26435/SE...


ETA: That site also has the Create bikes for a little less, quite a bit less if you're happy to have a 09 bike.

Thanks, I'm a cheapskate, so I opted for the '09 Create!

[shakotan]

BermyAndy said:

NO!!!!!

Do not do it

Plenty of horror stories about chains snapping, components breaking and generally it being a piece of crap that has been poorly built

Oops! Distance selling regs FTW then!

[Nolar Dog]

So, you ask for advice from people who might know. And within an hour and half you've bought it anyway?


My kinda guy!

Enjoy the ride

[anonymous-user]

it seems like a bargain but once you add in the cost of the skinny jeans, the messenger bag, the peak cap and the vans flats you have spent another £200....

[mk1fan]

The main problem with these bikes - from what I've read - is the very poor quality of assembly. Stripping the bike down and re-building it seems to cure most ills but can't do anything about the weight of the frame.

Some may say this shouldn't be necessary when spending money on a new bike but it wouldn't bother me.

[Dunk76]

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/fuji/classic-t...

If I felt the need to be a single speed fetishist, this would be on my list