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beatifik
06-22-05, 11:55 AM
Standard STA 500
S&M Pitchforx
Diacompe Aheadset
Casket Stem
S&M Slam Bars
Primo Grips and grip savers
STA seatpost
some crappy taped seat
Profile SS cranks
S&M platform pedals
KINK sprocket
KMC big chain
Sun Big City rims
Bulletproof sealed hubs
ACS freewheel
Primo tires (one needs replacing)
DK Pipe bomb pegs

i may buy this bike from a dude. anything that i should be aware of? i'm kinda bummed it doesn't have cassette hubs, but otherwise it looks like a good deal.

thoughts. comments. thanks.
dooley
06-22-05, 03:59 PM
Those S&M Wellgo pedals aren't great, apart from that it sounds like a damn solid bike. It's pretty unfashionable though so beat him down on the price.
eastern-biker
06-23-05, 06:35 PM
the crappy taped seat they hurt lol.
queensrider86
06-23-05, 08:07 PM
Standard STA 500
S&M Pitchforx
Diacompe Aheadset
Casket Stem
S&M Slam Bars
Primo Grips and grip savers
STA seatpost
some crappy taped seat
Profile SS cranks
S&M platform pedals
KINK sprocket
KMC big chain
Sun Big City rims
Bulletproof sealed hubs
ACS freewheel
Primo tires (one needs replacing)
DK Pipe bomb pegs

i may buy this bike from a dude. anything that i should be aware of? i'm kinda bummed it doesn't have cassette hubs, but otherwise it looks like a good deal.

thoughts. comments. thanks.


oversized chain
kink sprockets suck ( i have owned two kink sprockets, and they bent very easily)
SS crank. despite the giant arms and 22mm spindle, this thing is heavy and weak.
bulletproof hubs
i didn't even know standard made seatposts
CMcMahon
06-23-05, 11:09 PM
The SS crank has a 7/8" spindle, not 22mm.
queensrider86
06-23-05, 11:19 PM
The SS crank has a 7/8" spindle, not 22mm.


they still suck. my friend has them and he dented and cracked the arms, and stripped the spindle
CMcMahon
06-23-05, 11:32 PM
I find that hard to believe, but I'll take your word for it. I've never heard of that happening with Profile SS's before.
queensrider86
06-23-05, 11:37 PM
I find that hard to believe, but I'll take your word for it. I've never heard of that happening with Profile SS's before.

he went up for a wallride and threw his bike. the crank hit a rail, got dented and cracked.
Brian
06-24-05, 01:51 AM
he went up for a wallride and threw his bike. the crank hit a rail, got dented and cracked.

Doesn't sound like a product defect, sounds like operator error.
KinetikBiker
06-24-05, 05:02 AM
that Primo Casket stem, is reealy heavy and ulgy looking, and i knew some one that had one and it kept slipping...
FuzzyRyder
06-24-05, 10:45 AM
he went up for a wallride and threw his bike. the crank hit a rail, got dented and cracked.
well if you throw you bike and the crank arm hits a rail, im assuming fairly hard you can't expect that even the strongest of cranks will go unscaved there is bound to be some damage