Joker Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I still stand by the idea that hipster-dickheads riding converted fixed bikes with cut down road bars turned wrong side up are the new trend that can quickly... and I mean fucking quickly... fall by the wayside. I've grown incredibly tired of seeing these tools riding around with their heavily sought after early 80's bike helmets and their brown cords rolled up into their wonderful red striped socks. And then there's the ever angry black-forest hipster. He's got Dad's money for the really nice bike and all the right clothes to fit in at the rocker bar with all the other copy-cat fags just like him. And the increasingly visible suburban fixed snob. These guys are new to the scene but think they just started it. Have loads to spend on shit they'll never understand though they could care less. As long as they look the part, have the part and have you asking questions about the part... they're fine with their pathetic existence. And there are others... And in my mind these people either make me laugh or make me want to sneak back into my old ways and steal their bike while they chill in the hip bar drinking PBR's or whatever is the cool cheap beer now. However, I still like the idea of more people on bikes. The more the better. Dickheads, dorks, money spenders... whatever. Just fucking ride your bike. That said, I miss my fixed gear bike. I miss riding it around town and doing my errands. I still want to get another for winter training and plan on it for next winter. But this hating on gears thing... where does that come from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KniggazInDemStreetz Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I enjoy my shitty conversion, I cannot afford an obscure Italian frame. I will probably buy a KHS or De Bernardi frame soon next year though. Summer's gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KniggazInDemStreetz Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 O hes, and I know, reflector gay, quick release front skewers dumb, but I'm paranoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 my converted. flipped and clipped with matching cork and a strap on fender. (read all gheyed out) my "geared bike" 1969 P15. american steel garnished with campagnolo throughout. i have the bases covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 ps - my scene started on my red 16 inch schwinn predator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the man the myth the GOON Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 the bike i learned to ride on was an orange crate spray painted barn red. i was 5. my brother put me on it and told me to ride. i rode off. never training wheeled it, just rode it. been on since... i don't hate on gears, i just prefer singlespeeds. but i rarely ride distances longer than 10m a ride, or 15m in a day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avancier2 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 you getting the 24"? i've never ridden a 24. someday, when i'm rich, or not poor i'm going to get one. i really like the kona two-four. yep... Yea, im getting the 24"er. My younger brother recently got a Specialized Fuse and one day I rode it just to try it out and something inside of me came back to life that I hadnt felt since back when I was pushing GT's and Dynos. I have been pushing just a Walmart Mongoose mtb all summer to commute to work and around town while my car has been down. So I didnt want to make the huge transition from a 26" to a 20", I wanted something in between that could do jumps, and still cruise around town without a shitload of effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the man the myth the GOON Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 word. remember when mongoose was the shit? and didn't make mountainbikes?... oh the days. GT used to be sweet, the i-drives were super hot and the new ones aren't even amazing. companies i miss (how they used to be): GT DYNO (i've still got my nitro in my parent's basement. i'm going to fix it...) SCHWINN ROBINSON POWERLITE (their race frames were so hot) KUWAHARA (the first frame i ever broke, *tear*) MONGOOSE GARY FISHER (now that they only make 29s i feel like the integrity of the company is that of a side project of trek, so they don't have to make the leap themselves...) its weird. when i pick up a bmx rag these days it seems that though these bigger companies are gone, "sold out", or whatever; there are a solid handful of indie frame companies blowing shit up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gat Bush Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Thinking of purchasing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avancier2 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 word. remember when mongoose was the shit? and didn't make mountainbikes?... oh the days. GT used to be sweet, the i-drives were super hot and the new ones aren't even amazing. companies i miss (how they used to be): GT DYNO (i've still got my nitro in my parent's basement. i'm going to fix it...) SCHWINN ROBINSON POWERLITE (their race frames were so hot) KUWAHARA (the first frame i ever broke, *tear*) MONGOOSE GARY FISHER (now that they only make 29s i feel like the integrity of the company is that of a side project of trek, so they don't have to make the leap themselves...) its weird. when i pick up a bmx rag these days it seems that though these bigger companies are gone, "sold out", or whatever; there are a solid handful of indie frame companies blowing shit up. HA! Kuwahara.....Powerlite.....names I havent heard in a coon's age, son. Old school BMX is the shit. At one point I had thought about building a Skyway Streetbeat out of NOS parts. Something like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 My gay little escapade is coming to a close. I was looking into van dessel when the owner of the local Bianchi LBS offered up his 51 cm 05 concept for $900, 600 miles, currently stock with the exception of an FSA chainring a few teeth shorter than the stock for skids with ease. Anyone else think this is a good deal cus if so I could have my track bike rollin by friday. Oh and you all with fixed gear bikes gotta get a road bike cus you don't know what you're missing. Just imagine miles of non-stop hill climbs and 55 mph drops, for five hours. You'll already have your muscles built for proper cycling cadence, so that minute detail's taken care of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Placement Only Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 saw your post on sffixed. 900 aint bad. its a 1500 dollar bike new. offer him 800 cash. half the price for a year old bike. im just weary of aluminum frames, heard they are stiff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LANDCLAM1 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 i am building a streetbeat right now...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 there are a few concepts on ebay currently if you dont mind the hassle. couple of 2005's and a 2004, the matte black ones. too secksy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suca Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 my fly ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 saw your post on sffixed. 900 aint bad. its a 1500 dollar bike new. offer him 800 cash. half the price for a year old bike. im just weary of aluminum frames, heard they are stiff. I suck at negotiating. The guy offered me his bike 1k cash last july when I was first gonna buy it then flaked out. Then he offered it today for a hundred less so I said I'd be back on friday to buy it from him. I cant see the harm in busting his balls for a hundred more off but i still feel weird about it. If I knew what I was buying was only worth 800 I wouldn't have a problem. Heres the bike: http://www.bianchiusa.com/05_pista_concept.html Used, owned by the Bianchi LBS owner, 500_ miles, 14-15 times on the track. Sugino 65 instead of 75, 2006 Pista concept carbon fork, new gatorskins, Mavic Ellipse track wheelset, black KMC chain of some sort, FSA 45t chainring... Would you take it for 900? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smart Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 it's only worth what you're willing to pay... as far as cash valuation goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Placement Only Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 it's only worth what you're willing to pay... as far as cash valuation goes... agreed. id pay for it, if its something you really want, so far you sound like youre on the fence about it. whats the going rate on ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 it looks like the 2004s auction has ended. otherwise 57cm 2006 complete for $1055 to buy it now. or 55cm 2005 frameset plus stem/bars and post/saddle for $550. ask him to swap in a set of black sugino 75s and youre sold. gopher it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 I'd love me a Pista concept, Not so much the fact the next time I'm ready to buy another track bike will be in five months. Gotta hold onto that 2k for my 07 summer love. PS. The trek's paint's gettin blown off in january. I was thinking lamborghini yellow (which has a green pearescent tint to it) because I still have a pint of the stuff lying around. If anyone wants a say as to what color they'd want lemme know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelill Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 mid city bikes for life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 gears are overated????? gimmie a fucking break Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 DYNO (i've still got my nitro in my parent's basement. i'm going to fix it...) i used to have a nitro except mine was chrome. i sold it for drugs i think. i wish i didn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 dude, your seriously looking at straight up track bikes for the road. gimmie a break. if your not gonna commit to saving and getting something legit, save your money all together..persuit bikes are the most uncommfortable things ever. im going to make a list of shit i hate on daily. front brakes crustygirls on bikes shitty wheels and hubs bikes and parts made by "down messenger/cyclocommuter" companies bikes and parts made in china custom messenger bags - it's a chrome bag, which could easily be worse, depending on how you're scoring. and my last bag was a T2. any messenger i dont recognize anyone who doesnt own tights anyone who has hair blowing out of their tights cut down straight bars straight bars bullhorn bars crazy vintage drop bars on new faggot mass produced bikes bolting on crazy vintage parts to a new faggot mass produced bike bolting on gucci parts to a new mass produced faggot bike - does terry fly count as 'gucci'? what about taping a tiny led flashlight to your bars? it might not be gucci, but i feel swass when i ride with it. anodized campy parts color themed bikes anyhting from reload wrong pronunciation of foreign manufacturers any bike locked infront of art schools the list could go on for ever. im a healthy jaded hater. BOP means breaking your own crews rules and then laughing about it with the guy who made the rules, like 'ha, that's hillarious, i shit all over your rules, son. BOP!!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 as for constructive criticism, i wouldnt want to ride a concept as a daily rider over city streets. i think you're gonna find the aluminum and the geometry to be super uncomfortable. but you're in the middle of fg centeral, talking about how you cant find a bike to test fit, so you'll be getting what you deserve i suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the man the myth the GOON Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 bikes ftw except with 27 inches of snow to fcuck up the orads. i touched a bouch of tities tonight and a bunch more asses. good night. 2 phone numbers. yep. jogging home from the bars is hard in this weather this drunk. damn. i fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 others are saying what i am thinking, specifically hesh and seeks. though in a month or so i am going to put in my order for my kalavinka that i really dont have any need for. anyway, way to go GOON. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 as for constructive criticism, i wouldnt want to ride a concept as a daily rider over city streets. i think you're gonna find the aluminum and the geometry to be super uncomfortable. but you're in the middle of fg centeral, talking about how you cant find a bike to test fit, so you'll be getting what you deserve i suppose. I'm not done lookin for the perfect bike. Realistically I dont think I ever will. I just cant pass up the concept for $900. Even if it's a trainwreck in slowmotion over the period of a few months and I end up cursing bianchi for life, I really, really don't care. Looks alone make it a bike I can live with, even if that means I'm living with it on a wall rack just staring at it for the rest of its existence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 seems to me you really don't know shit abotu bikes, which would be the logical first step in the hunt for the 'perfect' one. i get the feeling you're trying to build some fantastic super bike so all your bases are covered and everyone is impressed...a cool bike on the street that performs on the track, blah blah, whatever you said. if you can't find a store that has bikes to test fit, i really doubt you'll be spending much time in a velodrome, but what do i know. either way, take hesh's advice, get gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Of Hell Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I think....to me anyway...the one thing I need to hate on is kids acting like being a messenger is some romantic lifestyle to imitate. Comming from someone who actually was one...DUDES...IT'S A SHITTY EXISTANCE. That job is maybe real fun if you are young and need a cool summer job to make some spending loot because mom pays for everything else, but trying to make your living off that job is not as glamorous as it may sound. Getting hit, or sick or breaking something on your bike...it can set you back weeks of pay seeing as theres no general insurance, you don't get sick pay, you don't get vacation pay, no one pays for shit but you. And bet on the fact that the way to make the most money is to be reliable and on point and on time in a good fucking mood with no slanging attitute to your dispatchers on the days with the SHITTIEST WEATHER POSSIBLE. Im just now getting over hating the idea of sweating on a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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