Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 6 New Langsters

Looks like I found the bike I need to get:

Specialized Langster CHICAGO
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/rawkitheart/LangsterChicago.png

and the others:

Langster New York
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/rawkitheart/LangsterNewYork.png

Langster Boston
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/rawkitheart/LangsterBoston.png

Langster London
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/rawkitheart/LangsterLondon.png

Langster Seattle
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/rawkitheart/LangsterSeattle.png

Langster
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/rawkitheart/Langster.png
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/rawkitheart/Langster.png)

Sugino RD's? That's a leg up over the competition. Still... I'm wary of gimmicks. And compact geometry.

Sha-weeet! Change out the crank for a 48t and I'd go for the Chicago.

damn that bvlows away the entry level competition, what are the prices on those

What does the Boston one have to do with Boston?

Does it say "Yankees Suck" somewhere in the black paint? It should be red and white up front, fading to green, white and orange.

And come with a riot shield?

No San Francisco? Carbon risers and an aerospoke?

damn that bvlows away the entry level competition, what are the prices on those

the .pdf i've got says nothing about prices. : /

Langster 07's go for $660 (on the website), so I'd guess at least $700 for one of the city Langsters.

I like the general idea they are going for, however none of them get me all that excited. It would have been cool if they let people from each of the cities have input into their model. They could have given some more local flavor.

also whats up with NYC being the only one without pedals? are there no pedals in New York?

the green seattle is fresh. it just needs a brown brooks.

the green seattle is fresh. it just needs a brown brooks.
+1 I agree.

Geometry its a little too slack; is it not?

the green seattle is fresh. it just needs a brown brooks.
that would look excellent.

the green seattle is fresh. it just needs a brown brooks.
Hey shouldnt you be working or studying or something instead of perusing the interweb

also whats up with NYC being the only one without pedals? are there no pedals in New York?

maybe new york thieves are the quickest?

Geometry its a little too slack; is it not?

For what?

Doomkin, do you have pics of the new SS tricross?

Sweet. Im totally going to have to save up for a boston (and I will put a Yankees Suck! sticker on it)

Im digging this whole idea, but it seems like it kinda takes from the fun of doing it yourself, finding cool risers,fenders, cranks and what not.. you can really see the trend and the market is high for ss fixed gear scene. For example lastnight me and two other buddies were hanging out downtown fairly late and a columbus police officer stopped to see what we were up to and make sure we weren't on the marble on the federal building any way.. he asked my buddy what gear ratio he was running, then asked me.. then wanted to know what majority were running. He told us he just bought a cannondale track frame and wants to make it a SS with a freewheel flip flop to eventually go fixed. Kinda funny, I see people getting in trouble for not having brakes in portland and what not, while columbus police are trying to get into the game.

Oh yeah and is that a blue messenger zen on the london?? are they going to start making colors!!

Sugino RD's? That's a leg up over the competition. Still... I'm wary of gimmicks. And compact geometry.

IIRC, they always came with RDs labeled as sugino comps.

Doomkin, do you have pics of the new SS tricross?

Here's the whole Specialized 08 Catalog in .pdf (http://gcc.bradley.edu/students/twhang/2008%20Specialized%20Bikes/2008EarlyBikeCatalog.pdf)

Here's the whole Specialized 08 Catalog in .pdf (http://gcc.bradley.edu/students/twhang/2008%20Specialized%20Bikes/2008EarlyBikeCatalog.pdf)

WOW... YOU ROCK!

fugly bikes, the lot.

WOW... YOU ROCK!

mreh. thank the guys at chifg. i've just got mad lurking skills.

hell. i still don't even have a ss. :/

you rock +1

I really dig the general idea behind this, but am assuming they're gonna be a niche/limited supply item to drive up interest, and the price premium to the regular Langster (already a little pricey relative to its comps, in my opinion) makes it a bit of a non-starter.

That said, I'm gonna be in the market for a $500-ish SSFG later this summer, and this does spur me to think more creatively about my upcoming bike, whether I build it from scratch, or buy a complete bike and make some parts swaps to personalize it a little.

F the Langster, I'm stoked on the new 29ers.

For what?

For riding hard and fast. Using as much muscle as possible. I'm talking out-a my a$$, just too used to more aggressive looking bikes.

i am liking the seattle. for a daily rider or a cruiser it would be fun

w.t.f. with the Dolce. Serioulsy. Serioulsy. I got all excited thinking, hey, maybe I'll have some extra cash and I can replace purplebike with a new dolce purple bike but no, they have to make them all swoopy and "feminine" and yellow...yellow...who the hell would ride those bikes? ew.

On topic, I like the Seattle, but if a bunch of those show up on the streets it really takes out all the fun of building up unique bikes.

Oh yeah and is that a blue messenger zen on the london?? are they going to start making colors!!



i noticed this as well. i hope so. that would be superfine.

also what's with the regular langster with the bite off pista decals?

Holy **** those are some ugly ****ing bikes.

I know people are always saying that fixed gear has
"jumped the shark," but this time I think that they're
right.

wow. the fenders on the seattle look completely useless.

What does the Boston one have to do with Boston?

Does it say "Yankees Suck" somewhere in the black paint? It should be red and white up front, fading to green, white and orange.

And come with a riot shield?

if you die riding it, no one gives a damn

i was told by one of my LBS owners that they were only making 300 of each bike. i think they're pretty lame, but what ever. you know they will sell like hot cakes to those who know nothing about track bikes but really wants one, isn't the story with langsters now?

wow. the fenders on the seattle look completely useless.

thats what i was thinking too, mainly the front. it could be because of the toe-overlap they had to deal with.

It looks like in 2008, Specialized is trying to expand Langster to a niche market. I wouldn't rate these Langsters as a "track bike" but more of a casual single speed. I presume that these all have the relaxed geometry of the 2007 base Langster frame. The brakes, longer wheel base and 42 x 16 drive train is testimony that they not meant for the track.

Sugino RD's? That's a leg up over the competition. Still... I'm wary of gimmicks. And compact geometry.
mm khs has suginos rds on the 07

word. we did the NYC one. Still ugly, and no "G" sticker, but it'll do.

Tricross Single looks sweet!

+1

Pure marketing ploy. Looks like the just changed around the bars and colors. Big deal.


fugly bikes, the lot.

Tricross Single looks sweet!
Yeah way nicer than the langster.

I like the general idea they are going for, however none of them get me all that excited. It would have been cool if they let people from each of the cities have input into their model. They could have given some more local flavor.

also whats up with NYC being the only one without pedals? are there no pedals in New York?New York's "unique style" doesn't involve pedals.

Tricross Single looks sweet!

Wish I knew what the rear dropout spacing was. Hope its more than 120mm. needs to be 130mm so a nexus redband will fit. :)

gross

you know they will sell like hot cakes to those who know nothing about track bikes but really wants one

Yea, you know how much track riding gets done on these bikes. Non-track is lame pfff.

man compact geometry totally ruins the look of track drops

interesting... i like the langster frame with stock fork because its rather light compared to other bikes out there. however, these paint/part scemes seem to be on par with specialized general design sceme, ie, ********. the female specific frames are downright offensive, and the graphics on their DJ and DH bikes are the worst. this just adds to the list.

Form !> function

I can bet the LBSs are screaming. Instead of 1 Langster of each size, they're expected to stock 1 of each size, in 5 different versions.

Form !> function

I can bet the LBSs are screaming. Instead of 1 Langster of each size, they're expected to stock 1 of each size, in 5 different versions.

I will be surprised if any of those Langsters ever makes it to production, nevermind to actual shops. The big S is just creating buzz.