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I've owned a few of those.
Decent quality but took a while to establish the correct size. Pad is more comfortable than my old Rapha Condor JLT one.
I'm 5'11"-6', slim but not skinny, with moderate legs, slim arms, and size small fits as well as I could expect (could be tighter around the arms, perfect elsewhere). Bought a medium to begin with, but now a 6'4" lanky mate has it.
I have a spare small, cut for somebody with larger arms/upper body (apparently custom-made, but un-needed, so was discounted) which has a hidden zip, if that's any use. PM if interested/for photos.

I've seen single calipers go for between £40 and £50, but now price is slowly creeping up, and recently there haven't been many singles.
@alialias no worries :-)

I'm on the lookout for a single TRP Spyre (pref. without rotors) or Spyre SLC (shiny + carbon) but I keep spotting pairs on eBay. Might get a pair if you want to go halves. Not sure what the caliper's pull ratio is, concerning your existing levers, but they're supposed to work with all levers designed for regular road calipers.
Will be pairing mine to a Dura-Ace BL-TT79 when it happens.

I bought a cheapo China carbon disc fork through AliExpress (and wasn't charged and VAT, so it cost about £30) that I can show you if you want to go down that route.
Mine has no mudguard or rack bosses (you could bend some long P-clips), but there are other options with bosses and better cable routing than mine. If you get the right seller and don't mind waiting a couple of weeks, could turn up free of charge and be a total bargain!
Mine's to be modified (minor shaping of alu crown area to match head tube) so I can run a disc on my FGTT bike.

From Whalley Range to Heaton Chapel

Was gorgeous but been moving house :-(

Gotta be careful which kind of lacquer is used with fluo paints, so will be a fun project :-)

Maybe spray white primer under where the colour and pinstripe will go, and just mask the pinstripe/carbon when applying the colour. Then re-mask to boost the pinstripe with some proper white paint, although, under a few coats of lacquer, the primer along might be decent enough.

You've inspired me to try something similar on my gf's bike...
Maybe sky blue-pink fade, metallic or with sparkle, and a white pinstripe between paint and carbon, to pick out the stock frame decals?
Like copying one half of Rudy's DSC fork, but with some visible carbon.

Looks great. Autumnally appropriate!
Generally, I'm not a fan of the appearance of 12k carbon weave, but it works well on the inside of the fork leg because it's more noticeable. Nice job!
I like the colour choice also. Although, thinking maybe non-fluoro fades are best-suited to matte black frames, whereas fluoro colours would look better on a stripped/polished frames... Forgive me if the paint is fluoroscent... In the past I've taken photos of things that are neon, but appear to be non-neon on the photo.

Thanks :-) Bit of a grind, but had to be for the flat/downhill bits. Gearing probably about right on the day.

To add to the list of skidder HC champs (screw modesty!), I took Manchester Wheelers' Club HC Championship a couple of weeks back. No outright event wins, and if the cup was open to non-members, I'd probably have finished third or fourth overall, but still understandably chuffed.
Looking forward to maybe spotting a few famous names engraved on the trophy.

Rd. 1, 05/08/15, Cat & Fiddle, 5th/1st MW (00:21:31), on 51x19 (70" fixed).
Rd. 2, 19/08/15, The Brickworks, 2nd/1st MW (00:06:53), on 51x20 (67" fixed)
Rd. 3, 02/09/15, Briargrove Road, 6th/1st MW (00:03:24), on 51x22 (61" fixed, over-geared, but no chainring smaller than a 51... Omniums on an HC bike!)
http://www.manchesterwheelers.co.uk/Forum/topic14726-club-hill-climb-champs--results-thread.aspx

In addition, won MW TT Scratch Championship (fixed)...
http://www.manchesterwheelers.co.uk/Forum/topic10610-club--tables.aspx
http://www.manchesterwheelers.co.uk/Forum/topic10579-club--results.aspx

... And, not the correct thread but I won bronze in the MW Club Track Championships (third first claim/fourth overall) behind a current National Masters IP Champ, and a 2014 World Masters TP silver medallist.
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/events/details/127843/Manchester-Wheelers-CC-Track-Championships
http://mcrwheelerschamps.cyclingresults.org.uk/

So, stoked with my first season of regular competition, and for 2016, looking at opens, races longer than 10s, and trying to eat properly, actually training (i.e., riding more than just commuting and pootling to the shops) etc...
Currently ignoring remaining 2015 events in order to equip bike (a Dolan Pursuit Champion) with a front disc brake, for couple of damp, hilly, spring TTs to be ridden fixed.
Maybe see a few of you at some open events next year!

The 'f' word... Grrrh! Now I won't be able to sleep.
If there has to be an 'f' word used, for all our collective sanity, please used 'fixed', and not the other one.

Factory tube forming, not a dent. Same sort of thing appears on a lot of alu frames to aid clearance for gears, disc rotors and whatever.
Mine & girlfriend's Pre Cursas have them, but my Track Champion and Pursuit Champion don't.
Most likely same tube used on a different frame, for a different manufacturer, requiring more drive-side clearance.
TC1 stays aren't as sculpted as those on Track/Pursuit Champion; probably a bit cheaper to make.

Just received one of those forks via AliExpress, for a project. Decent!
Feels reassuringly well made, although not the best quality of finish, as you'd expect (a few sanding marks to alu crown casting visible through the black paint), but not a problem if you're going to repaint anyway. No complaints given it was less than £30, shipped free from China in less than two weeks. Weighs 525g with uncut steerer (matte; glossy might be heavier).
I'll be blanking the brake hole, grinding the crown to match my head tube, and possibly adding some cable routing (internal looks unlikely) before painting.

... Aaand just remembered photos were taken during that HC:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/wooscary/sets/72157656856087926/with/20190149569/
I'm rider no. 3.

EDIT: Excuse out of saddle/non-aero; fixed, and course has a few flat/downhill sections between steeper bits (hence aerobars), so gearing was a marginal grinding/spinning out compromise.

Just realised what BTA means, ha!
Will post pics of my 'solution', if I remember, later.
I use a Cinelli Angel (extentions emerge from shared central clamp and split before hands), and needed a bottle for a hilly 22.5 mile TT. Mounted a cage using two 28.6mm DMR hinged clamps (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dmr-hinged-clamps/), to the central portion of the extensions before they split. Bottle fills the void behind my hands perfectly, but I don't yet have a Garmin or use a computer, so will have to make a mount for that when the time comes...
Ended up not riding the hilly TT, but kept the bottle on (empty) for remaining 10s and an HC up Cat & Fiddle, ostensibly for aero, but mainly because resting hands/forearms against the bottle increased stability when in position, especially while descending.

Glue some threaded inserts into holes drilled into the rear of your seatpost and treat it like a functional fairing?

Dibs black 31.8 bars & silver 52t 135 PCD ring... Is it a Miche?
PM incoming.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Titanium-fixed-gear-frame-/131582222468?&_trksid=p2056016.m2518.l4276

Dibs Krypto lock, Krypto cable, seatpost & rear light.
PM incoming

Winkyface, haha. Going to use that one as a childish insult.

Not a permanent or slick solution, but alternatively, you could mount a cage on the seat tube using two 31.8mm DMR Hinged clamps.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/dmr-hinged-clamps/
Might be useful not to have drilled holes in it if you ever sell it on to a trackie.

I concur, KMC Z1X Inox, is great. Stretches a tiny bit more than a hardened non-stainless chain, but great on a beater. Won't rust.

Yeah, that short stem might make the bike handle strangely, but sounds like the right size. Like Ned says, you'll probably put the seat up and want a longer stem once you're more used to riding it. I'm 5'11+ (slightly longer torso/shorter legs) and have a 56, which is only used on track, and it's perfect.