Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
This isn't necessarily a top-of-the line bike worth tens of thousands, but what you think of when you think of the single best bike for your needs and wants.
As a car-free urban commuter this a question I'm currently fighting myself over. I can afford a nice-looking new single speed, but the flashier it is the bigger the target for theft. I REALLY want a nice colourful bike, like the kinds in this gallery. But what I NEED is a crappy 90's frame covered in stickers with boring rims and grungy bar tape. It's so painful.

I already have two perfect bikes, there is no ONE perfect bike if you like different types of riding. So, I have beater-haul-stuff-mixte, and daily-commute-work-horse-cycle-cross. Now I want an around-the-city-single-speed.

My perfect bike = steel frame, slick tires, free wheel, fenders, rack, rim breaks.
Everything else can be mix & match.