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Thanks everyone for the offers and advice. I'll get in touch with you when I'm back in the country on Monday.

What do you think to this frame?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PEUGEOT-MENS-RACING-BIKE_W0QQitemZ280130035325QQihZ018QQcategoryZ33503QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I can't see clearly, does anybody know if these have horizontal drop-outs? Would that be a good frame to start with?

This Sunday? I'm in Amsterdam until Monday. Would have come otherwise - it looks like great fun.

Someone replied, thanks!

I've been looking at getting a fixed for a while now. Commuting through London, using only one of my gears 99% of the time, I realised that messengers looked like they were having fun. The bikes look sleek, too, and I love the idea of trackstanding at lights.

I would really appreciate though, if one of you would do me a favour - meet up with me and let me take one for a spin? Before I put money and time into it I just want to make sure that I can actually ride one of these things without killing myself.

I'd also really appreciate some advice if all goes well. I plan on getting an old frame and grinding off all the sticky out bits, sandblasting it and getting it painted up. After that I'm a bit lost. I want to buy bits that I won't instantly want to upgrade, but haven't got a huge amount to spend. I understand that apart from horizontal drop-outs, there isn't much else I need to look out for in a frame?

Sorry to lay all these questions on you.