Which off the peg Fixie

colint

After a fixie for occasional commutes, general runaround etc. Ideally able to take a rack although I could get by with a seatpost one I suppose: Torn between

Langster
Pearson Touche
Kona Paddy Wagon
Lemond Fillmore (although not sure if geometry is quite right for me)

I like the look of the Touche, but is it worth the extra £150 over the Langster. Langsters seem to get a bit of stick, not sure why ?

The Paddy Wagon is the only one I've ridden, really nice but a bit on the lardy side

Any opinions or other recs appreciated. Budget £550 max

MrGrumpy

I`ve gone for the Langster mostly on price due to budget restraints, the Touche gets good reviews but not sure if its worth the extra £150 myself, for example Epic cycles do more or less the same bike for £50 less ?? I saw a Fillmore and its quite smart but not as well specced as it used to be but then it was double the price, those two I`ve mentioned will take guards and racks I`m sure, so if thats important then choose one, another thought also is from the four you have chosen 2 are steel and the other 2 aluminium, might make a differance in comfort ? Another to throw into the mix is the Genesis brand they make or are about to be releasing their 08 models the Flyer and the Skyline the latter taking full mudguards etc looks smart, but not out untill Xmas.

peejay78

it's worth searching for an indentical thread that came up not so very long ago.

colint

found it, thanks