Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - specialized p1

what do all you cool single speed guys think of the specialized P1? It looks like a pretty rad set up for reasonable price. I was thinking of getting one with all the money the gov't has thrown at me to go to school. Someone said I have to pay it back someday, but I don't believe them.
Tim

It is pretty cool, but for just a little more you get one with gears.

Edit: I realize this is heresy for this forum, but I had to point it out. :eek:

Got a student loan or was it a grant?

Hey Tim,

Shouldn't you be buying textbooks, beer and condoms with my tax money?

BK

Hey Tim,

Shouldn't you be buying textbooks, beer and condoms with my tax money?

BK

you forgot the hookers! an integral part of any college education.

Buddha: how am I supposed to get to the store to buy the beer if I don't have at least two or three bikes in the back room?

I bought a bunch of cider and some Kettle One vodka and the books I needed for my classes and I've still got about $2,000 left for the semester in loans. I had grants that paid for tuition.

If you've got 2G's left then don's sell youself short with a SS MTB. Build something interesting like a fixed gear cyclocross bike. Start with a cross check or similar frame and just have fun. Make youself a bike that you can hammer on the trails and still use to make it to class on time (fast)
Which reminds me, the most useful bike a man can own in college is an old beater tandem. Ride to class solo, and pick up a 'friend' for the ride home. You'd be amazed how easy it is to pick up chicks riding solo on a tandem. Mind blowing.
So that's what I'd suggest, a cross bike and a tandem.

My best pick up move with a bike was the ghost ride dismount into the bike rack with my old beater.

what do all you cool single speed guys think of the specialized P1? It looks like a pretty rad set up for reasonable price. I was thinking of getting one with all the money the gov't has thrown at me to go to school. Someone said I have to pay it back someday, but I don't believe them.
Tim

my roomie used to have a P1, and i rode it a couple of times. it's definitely priced well, and it's a fun bike. the cassette hub is a nice touch. here's what i didnt like:
-the frame is aluminum, and it's an anchor!! SS should make for lightweight stuff, but the P1 weighed more than my rockhopper
-i'd prefer it had a front brake, instead of just the rear brake

otherwise, i enjoyed the p1 immensely. and i dont care bout who hates 'em; disc brakes are cool in my book.

-rob

buddha knuckle.....i see you're in philly....were you at the "one gear good beer" single speed ralley in september? if you ride a SS MTB we should get together and rip the trails in wissahickon or belmont sometime! the weather is definately getting good for MTBing!

buddha knuckle.....i see you're in philly....were you at the "one gear good beer" single speed ralley in september? if you ride a SS MTB we should get together and rip the trails in wissahickon or belmont sometime! the weather is definately getting good for MTBing!

Yo legalize_it,

Sorry about the long lag. I do indeed live in Philly, but my mtb is currently in pieces as I prepare to have it converted to a true SS frame. When the project is finished I will track you down, though.

As for the SS rally, I missed it this year, but I attended the 2002 rally. My memories of the event are pretty fuzzy...I am told it was much fun.

BK

Yo legalize_it,

Sorry about the long lag. I do indeed live in Philly, but my mtb is currently in pieces as I prepare to have it converted to a true SS frame. When the project is finished I will track you down, though.

As for the SS rally, I missed it this year, but I attended the 2002 rally. My memories of the event are pretty fuzzy...I am told it was much fun.

BK

awesome....track me down when your bike is operable!!! if you need any help lemme know!

...all these philly peoples :)