where can i buy a fixie bike? (australia)?

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rodenburge

preferably in the Perth area, if you don't know any places where i can get one, could you please give me some names of some brands of fixie bikes so i can ask a shop to order one in? :D
thanks, any help would be great (:

Answer
Unless you're planning to track race, don't buy a complete bike, as a fixie. The cool thing to do is to find a old road bike at a garage sale, (must have horezontle dropouts) and refit to be fixed. That's how you get a classy fixie. You don't even need to buy new wheels. You can ditch the freewheel and screw on a track cog and then use an adjustable BB lock ring as the cog lock ring. This setup is called a "suicide hub" because of the slim chance of it spinning off when backpedaling and should be used with a front brake installed. However, lots of people use this setup and I've yet to hear of it failing.

Some cool resources: www.fixedgeargallery.com for inspiration
www.sheldonbrown.com for the "how to"

Need help looking for a BMX bike?

anonymous

Hi guys, i'm looking for a BMX bike, but i'm just starting out.

So on previous bikes, which were regular mall store bikes, i could do some tricks and basic stances. Now that im into BMX riding i need help looking for a bike that is for tricks and stunts, but can also be ridden normally.

So these are the things that im looking for in a bmx:

1) Lightweight so you can do air tricks on it.

2) One that you can spin the frame around (like spin the frame around and the handle will stay in the same position - for tailwhips)

3) You can spin the handle around and the frame/body of the bike would stay there

4) One which you can attach pegs to (4 pegs)

5) One which you can pedal backwards

6) With brakes

7) Hopefully a complete bike, because i suck at putting together parts and because im a beginner

8) And hopefully cheap :S

I live in Australia btw, just in case you can refer me to some good online stores that ship to australia :)

Also, can someone tell me the main differences between a flatland and a street bike? Can you do flatland tricks on a street bike?

Also, can someone tell me what type of bmx bikes the guys in the X Games Street BMX use?

Thank you! :)

Answer
Hey Go To Ebay.com Australia ( under Sport-full BMX bikes) contact PHIL a good dealer with positive feedback --- 0421 052 961---he's selling this cool Custom BMX for only $125 ( AU $$$ !!! )---it was advertised and didn't have much time for buyers so YOU may be the lucky dude for the great bike!

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