He's right about gears are for queers. But they don't just break. Shit stuff breaks. Just get an old geared road bike, take the multi freewheel off and all the gearing, slap a cheap acs on the thread, make the chain the right length and pull it back in the drop out (make sure it's not a vertical dropout) and bobs your uncle. But to answer your question better, you won't pick up a cheap fixie. Don't buy a unipack 'imported courier bike' or a 'create' because they are the same thing, and both WILL attempt to kill you more times than you can count.