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>buy old bike for dirt cheap intending to turn into my first fixie
>go pick it up, it's a 50cm (I can barely ride anything under 61cm)
>very rusty but looks fixable enough
>bring it home and put it aside for a while, order shit like tape, saddle, tires from China
>parts take around a month to arrive, tires come defective (literally melted), bar tape is unusually short
>order new tires locally for a little more money
>finally start working on the bike
>find out wheels are completely out of true, frame is a little bent on the rear, fork is bent as well
>front derailleur missing, rear one missing cogs but chain is stuck inside it somehow, takes me an entire day to get it unstuck
>quill stem is broken in pieces inside the tube
>tires have melted onto the rim making the rims pretty much useless
>the bike was manufactered by an old company in my country with very specific parts and odd sizes
>can only find one shop who sells the parts I need to replace and they charge 10€ shipping
>spend a shit ton more money than I intended
>because it's not my size I decide to not turn it into a fixie but into a single speed and just sell it
>pretty much done, finally
>looks good but rides like shit
this will fall apart after one long ride
I should have just bought a new one