Author Topic: New Fixie: 200GBP (Read 1729 times)

maximusotter · **on:** January 30, 2007, 17:19:57 PM

New Fixie: 200GBP

on: January 30, 2007, 17:19:57 PM

Stateside of course.

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/messenger.htm

My neighbor down the way got one. Its nice for $380 shipped.

My Redline has much nicer wheels, welds, hubs, tires, and various bits--but its over a hundred more dollars.

If you see this bike in the UK, I can recommend it--its that surprisingly cheap and decent kinda bike thats coming out of the newer Chinese bike factories. A commodity with no soul, but, meh, its cheap.

funkychicken9000 · **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2007, 17:56:21 PM

Re:New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #1 on: January 30, 2007, 17:56:21 PM

I hate totally round forks. Icky. Rest looks pretty good for the money though!

maximusotter · **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2007, 18:02:17 PM

New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #2 on: January 30, 2007, 18:02:17 PM

I doubt theyre totally round at the crown. Even the straight steel fork on my fixie has oval blades.

One could always replace it with a bulletproof, cheap, and classy Tange chrome unicrown number.

M3ta7h3ad · **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2007, 20:00:15 PM

New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #3 on: January 30, 2007, 20:00:15 PM

Aww Id love one of those. Damn, even love the colour

royal blue rocks my socks.

Damn american pricing... damn uk being rip off britain.

maximusotter · **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2007, 20:07:42 PM

New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #4 on: January 30, 2007, 20:07:42 PM

The Orange is finer.

M3ta7h3ad · **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2007, 20:29:07 PM

New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #5 on: January 30, 2007, 20:29:07 PM

nevar!

lol.

maximusotter · **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2007, 20:46:28 PM

New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #6 on: January 30, 2007, 20:46:28 PM

http://binrock.net/photos/?pid=11180

ORANGE!!!

funkychicken9000 · **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2007, 10:02:17 AM

Re:New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #7 on: January 31, 2007, 10:02:17 AM

Thats nice.

If I wasnt so damn broke Id go shopping, I need a new frame really. Theres only so much you can do without track ends, and its got to the point where I darent pull away full tilt. Sometimes the back ends kicks a bit when the wheel budges

redneck · **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2007, 10:46:28 AM

New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #8 on: January 31, 2007, 10:46:28 AM

whoa that orange is immense!

maximusotter · **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2007, 14:27:20 PM

Re:New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #9 on: January 31, 2007, 14:27:20 PM

Quote from: funkychicken9000

Thats nice.

If I wasnt so damn broke Id go shopping, I need a new frame really. Theres only so much you can do without track ends, and its got to the point where I darent pull away full tilt. Sometimes the back ends kicks a bit when the wheel budges

Semi horizontal drops > track ends.

Track ends are really just a poser affectation on a bike that has a rear brake. Look at any single gear bike over the last hundred years--itll likely have semi horizontal drops. \\ There great because the relation to the rear brake stays the same as you adjust the chain tension.

You, on the other hand, need some better skewers is all.

I suggest some allen headed bolted ones. They look clean, and cost as much as a new CD.

funkychicken9000 · **Reply #10 on:** February 01, 2007, 08:42:30 AM

Re:New Fixie: 200GBP

Reply #10 on: February 01, 2007, 08:42:30 AM

Quote from: maximusotter

You, on the other hand, need some better skewers is all. I suggest some allen headed bolted ones. They look clean, and cost as much as a new CD.

Im using some steel allen headed ones at the moment. No matter how tight I crank it, only the driven side gets any purchase. The non-driven slides around all over the place :shock:

Reckon maybe I bent it inside or something. I might drill a hole in my shimano QR and padlock it shut to the rear stay or something

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