Good deal?

[Tri Girl]

It looks like it has both a front and rear brake. Riding a fixie is difficult to learn at first, but can be fun.
When your feet stop pedaling, you stop moving.
If you have any hills, understand that you can't coast down them- you have to be pedalling your tail off because the wheels always move with the cranks (or just take your feet off the pedals and fly). Going uphill will be difficult because you only have one gear.

Here's a single speed. This is different than a fixie because you can coast on it.

Here's a nice looking Fuji road bike as an alternative.

[Jordyne]

Ok- thinking maybe a fixie isn't the best for Atlanta roads. I actually sent a message to the Fuji bike asking the size

[Seajay]

I know I've been here before and it's not advice that's wanted but.... Do you really want to be commuting in traffic with a bike with 30+ year old brakes that were barely sufficient when they were new?

[Jordyne]

I can't afford new, so I need to get a used bike. I'm going to meet any seller at a LBS to make sure everything is in working order and it's safe.

I've got it down to two. Would appreciate any thoughts on them:

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/bik/3134416195.html - called him and he really cleaned up the bike and says it works well- he restores old bikes

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/bik/3132866145.html - i like this one the best but I haven't heard back about it. I like the top bar (not slanted)


thoughts?

[Megustalaplaya]

Oh my gosh, that Schwinn is pretty! Check out those levers, I had those on my old Spirit bicycle.

[Jordyne]

The Fuji has done tube shifters which I just read abut buy have never used. The like the Fuji best and he can meet me tomorrow at the lbs. are downtube shifters too hard for the city?

[Tri Girl]

My commuter (mixte) has downtube shifters. They are not tricky at all once you get the hang of them.