Also, I've built a fixie for not much more money than this that was lighter and will last much longer, I'm not criticising this without reason
I scoured gumtree and found an old Raleigh steel road bike that needed some TLC, stripped it, resprayed and filled holes in the frame from unnecessary components. Rewrapped original handlebards, got some cheap but reasonable wheels like these , add a Charge Spoon saddle and a decent Shimano chain and some cheap tyres like these as it wasn't a daily rider

Total was about £150, with the benefit of being able to pick the colour and style you want

I'm very fit thanks but I value my remaining knee cartilidge :laughing: Pushing a 13kg bike in one gear from standing start repeatedly will take its toll, not such an issue if your riding isn't frequent stop-start

I cycle commute but on rural roads so this bike isn't aimed at me. When I do cycle into town on a road bike, quickness away from junctions and acceleration is important to keep up with moving traffic.

And I don't do any "timed events" but have enough nice bikes to know a poor quality bike when I see one. I'm not saying cheap bikes are bad at all, ride what you can afford. BTwin make some great "cheap" bikes, but the ones that Argos, Tesco, Asda, Sports Direct etc sell are generally poor quality, with sub standard components on poorly built frames that aren't built to last

Clearly on EPO :stuck_out_tongue:

Hi-ten steel! Bad, it will feel heavy n sluggish, only reason its quite light is cos it has no gears etc! spend a few more £ and get chromoly steel or ally, will ride much better!

Hey just to let you all know ...what Argos say as a Size is not frame size its WHEEL SIZE ...im returning my back as i was mislead by the advert. I got 53cm ( actually 43cm rims )

Proof of lack of bombproofness

I have one. It's ok. Heavy, but solid. I've done 500 miles of commuting on it. That said I paid £129 for it 3 months ago and have never seen Argos charge any more for it. Would I buy one again? - not so sure, but it's fine as a commuter, low maintenance and no big loss if it gets stolen. That said, it's not bombproof - watch out for the chain stretching and slipping (as happened to me)

If you search Argos website for chill bike other models/sizes are available

erm link don't work :S

Why, are you really really unfit or just lazy ?
What the "7kg is too heavy , carbon everything, bso, don't pay less than £1k " crowd forget is that cycling is an exercise / way to get around and not a racing device. Probably 1% of cyclists take part in timed events and less do so seriously. We rode choppers for miles and had 10 years use out of second hand or cheap mail order bikes.

Good price. It cost me more than this to build a fixie using a second hand bike. If you are in the market for a simple low use city bike, this is worth getting.

wow, being a hipster is getting so affordable!

edit: actually seems to be gone :/

The price went back up on that old deal after about a week.

I was tempted, but left it too late. The fact that they're on sale again this soon means I might wait for them to drop to a ton.

Funky bikes, cheap price, perfect for getting to work and back. Thanks!

The 11 year old kid in the YouTube video seems to be able to manage it just fine :wink:

Aye, I can lose 2-3 kilos when I go to the toilet, I doubt I could tell the difference

If your riding round town, chances are you'll be starting and stopping a lot in traffic. I wouldn't want to accelerate a 13kg bike from standing with only one gear repeatedly

When you are on the Tour De France, doing over 100km uphill, 2 bags of sugar (4kg) might make a massive difference (I bet the riders weight differences vary by at least that much)
But on a little bike to potter around on like a fixer, which is really an urban commuter / kids play bike. Not sure that's gonna be a big deal to be honest.

13kg for a fixie is very heavy :neutral_face:
My road bike is sub 9kg and in a 60cm frame and it isn't considered lightweight so this will be horrendous
Cheap bikes tend to be a false economy IMO but no doubt someone with a £60 Tescos special will tell me otherwise :wink:

I'm 5ft 11, what size would I need do you think?

i have a langster street. It's great for town. You can lock it up and no one can take anything as its all bolted wheels. It's quite liberating now having any gears. Just pedal although I have added a free wheel.

Just don't........

Change the bars, tyres, rear sprocket, lose the brakes, could be the base of a cheap cycle speedway bike

Any similar bikes that are better? I reserved a 58cm, that will be suitable for a 6ft male?

For a commuter, there is an argument to say you want a heavy steel bike. Did me no harm and if I clattered into things, the frame was fine. Bombproof! Also, a nice lump of heavy steel will absorb a lot more of the road 'noise'. The more lightweight you go, the more 'chatter' you might get until you start spending silly money (subjective!).

What I'm saying is, we're not all top 10% riders so any old steed will do you. :smiley:

Could someone confirm whether this can be used in free as well as fixed mode by flipping the wheel?

Thanks

Thanks to the above I did a search first on this and had no deals on this bike other than 1 year ago so I posted it

Fixed :smiley: