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deadroxy hmm... sounds a bit too complicated then for me. i want something i can ride -soon- without an insane amount of work. i'm still new to building things up so i don't want to start a project that will put me in over my head. maybe i'll go and have a look at somethings already built up as mentioned. any other strong recommendations for frames i should keep an eye out for on ebay/gumtree?

'm the same size as you and I ride a junior racer Raleigh that I bought off eBay for £40 (since spent about 4 times that on it). I find the best things to search for are 'boys racer' or 'junior racing' or variations on that. Mine was a '5 speed' that I stripped down - its certainly very hard to find any track frames (aside from NJS) that small so I generally look out for conversions.

The best track frame I've found that fits dinky people like us is a junior 650c pista from Harry Havnoonian at http://www.hhracinggroup.com (its not on their site but they definitely still do them - drop him an email). Although they're in the States, you can get frame and forks for US$710, which they can also drill for a front brake. With shipping, would probably end up around £400-£500 but you'd have to build the rest up yourself. If I had the money it'd be my next project for sure

baddesigner [quote]candide passed a chap at Old St roundabout at 8:30 on a very new-looking purple T J Quick frame, white deep-v's - nice colour scheme, also riding with a girl on a fixie too. Said "nice bike" as i passed but would anybody know who he is?

hello. yeps. that'd be me, though the bull-horns might be on the way out since i grabbed a pair or them white risers at the polo this sunday. might have to put a flashin light on my lid to make up for the lack of punch the new bars will have. ha! and the little lady with me is my girl vic on the pastel raleigh fixie, the mini everyone wants to ride on sundays... the bike, not the lady.[/quote]

That is me indeed, and one day I will post a photo of my tiny marshmallow-coloured bike.

This is a bit of a longshot, but about a month ago I saw a dude on a dark bike, with blue rims I think, and dark hair standing fully upright (about 9ft tall in total) on his fixie with one foot on the saddle and one on his bars, going over Blackfriars Bridge towards Farringdon Road. It was really bizarre, the traffic didn't dare go near him and no one was beeping. like no one could actually believe what they were seeing. I spotted him coming up from Embankment, just thought, 'holy sht, what is up with him?'. He sat down on his saddle properly at the traffic lights, where I also stopped.

Then when we set off up Queen Victoria Street (riding properly this time) he also nearly crashed into a parked bus because he couldn't decide which way to go around it.

If you're on here, props to you for balls of steel - I do apologise for not engaging you with even a hello, as the two incidents combined made me think you were on drugs.