Originally Posted by Ursula

I plan to buy a fixed gear bike with hand brakes. I noticed that I can buy nearly the same bike on line, delivered to my door unassembled, for about half of what I would pay at the bicycle shop. According to Amazon commenters, it isn't hard to put together. But I don't know anything about assembling hardware. I'd hate get stuck halfway through and need to call on my know-it-all upstairs neighbor. Has anyone assembled a fixie and can you say how difficult it would be for a good reader with poor mechanics? I appreciate your advice.