I'm looking at getting a cheap 700cc bike to hack around on, but don't want to spend a fortune. Anyone got any experience of the below or thoughts? I know if a friend asked me about advice on an mtb I would tell them to spend at least £500 whilst adding "you get what you pay for", so am ready to be told that it is rubbish! Just thought that it's simplicity might mean any negative aspects might not be so noticeable?

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Thanks!

NO spec so impossible to say.

bag of spanners mate

look at the se lager if you want a cheapish fixie or look for a second hand singlecross / langster – i got one for 200 quid off the clasifieds in as new condition

Sorry…..being useless with web-links!!!

buy an old dog of a road bike (local tip)
new bar tape & acceptable saddle
even consider a SS rear wheel if you really want to lose the gears

probably need tyres and tubes as well.

cheaper, more reliable and if you dont paint it fairly thief proof.

I asked this the other day and the consensus was : P1SH.

I'll find the thread link…

EDIT: There you go. http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ebay-create-bikes-fixie-deal-rubbish-or-a-find

There's a link in there to a Bikemagic review – read the user comments below the OK review.

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Pretty sure I saw these in a bike shop near Camden/Mornington Cres. The welds looked AWFUL, I walked out of the shop with the pushy sales guy begging me to test ride it. Wouldn't touch it with a barge pole!

Looks like a big bargain, but that's less than the price of a decent set of wheels.

Be a good starter – improve it as you go.

You know, replace wheels, crankset, frame etc… and eventually end up with what you should have bought in the first place.

£500 gets you one of these.