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@eeehhhh
Perhaps it wouldn't be such a good idea Martin to get a fixed wheel bike straight away if you haven't owned a bike in over 10 years!
I built my first proper road bike, as opposed to mountain bike, as a single speed. I'm only just going fixed after a few months, mainly because of lack of money to do so though. You might want to consider holding off the fixed idea for a bit and going single speed as it will get you in decent shape first (unless you go to a gym or whatever), and so you know what it's like to ride with a single gear.
I've never been a courier, and don't intend to ever be one either. There's plenty of people on here who have or are. Buffalo BIll would probably give you a decent perspective, I think. As far as I'm aware, there's little courier work to be had.
Ask yourself why you want to go fixed anyway. Everyone has their reasons, but it just seems from your post that you want to do it because you think couriers are cool. I don't mean to be rude!