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What Fixie should i get for christmas?

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  • 18-12-2010 8:15pm
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    dazchilly
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    Hey everyone.:D
    Im looking to buy a fixie in Dublin for chrsitmas.
    Could anyone recomend a few please and links.
    my price range is 200-300.
    And are Raleigh Fixies any good.
    Theres a few on gumtree and i was looking at them. Thanks.


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    Tonyandthewhale
    Registered Users Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭Tonyandthewhale


    Rothar and the Belfield bike shop (UCD) will both build you a fixie (converted from old road bikes) for a reasonable price as far as I know.
    As for the stuff on gumtree, adverts etc. It's hard to say, some of the stuff is good, some of it's crap. Depends what the original bike was, some raleigh frames were better than others. Look for 531 stickers (refering to the quality of steel tubing used), 501 is ok if the price is nice, avoid 18-23 unless it's very cheap altogether.
    Also, be wary of "custom paint jobs" these might look great for a while but can chip easily if not done right and you don't know what sort of corrosion to the frame might have been covered up.


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