Well, I finished putting together my first fixed gear bike this weekend. Laced up a rear wheel with with new spokes to a Formula hub and an old 27" rim. Practice will be needed before I can produce a really good wheel, but for a first try it isn't too bad; just doesn't like to stay quite perfectly true! The goal in building this bike was to assemble a dirt-cheap beater, ride it a bit to see if I liked riding a fixed gear, then ebay-it and make a nice one for myself. So far I have only ridden it a very little, but it's a blast! A little scary trying to stop from speed going downhill though...

I know i promised wheel-building pictures, but I for got to take them! Maybe I'll manage to document the builds for my next fixie.