Official: There is a group buy for Bike Forums from Alien Bikes (http://www.alienbikes.com)

The Alien Bike for Bike Forums will be offered in either "gloss white" or "gloss black".

You will also have the option of ordering the frame with no paint.

Extended until October 4th! (at least)

$325 SHIPPED (USA)
unpainted frame will also be 325 shipped.

Worldwide shipping is available.

$185 discount off of a painted and shipped frameset!

Click HERE to order your frames! (http://www.alienbikes.com/gb.html)

Remember, all questions go to me (Jamal). There is a direct e-mail for this group buy which is alienbfgb@gmail.com. Do NOT e-mail Joseph (Owner of Alien Bikes) with any questions regarding the frames or this group buy. Your questions will NOT be answered and you may be banned from purchasing.

Also, make sure your PayPal payments are being sent to alien@alienbikes.com, that is the only official e-mail address being used. Any other address is a scam.

Web ordering began Monday morning (9/15/2008)

Update 9/16:
Geometry of the 63cm frame is the same as the 61 except the seat-tube is 61 c-c, the top-tube is 60.5, and the head-tube is about 21cm.

Still want one of those custom colors like Alien Green or Blue Sparkle? Just add it to your cart ($89) from the main "gear" page (http://www.alienbikes.com/gear.html) before adding the Group Buy frameset to your cart.

FAQ:


1. Price
A: The price is $325 SHIPPED. That's $185 dollars off of a painted shipped frameset!

2. Is it paint or powdercoat?
A: Powdercoat from Taiwain.

3. Can I buy the frame without the fork?
A: Unfortunately, no. Separating the order at the factory in Taiwan is too difficult. Also, the blade length on this fork is a proprietary length which helps the geometry, buying a different one might need modifications to maintain the geometry.

4: Can I get clear coat over the raw steel?
A: Not as part of this group buy. People who want clearcoat should do it themselves with spray cans. That way they can also rub the frame down with steel-wool or fine sandpaper first. Straight clearcoat over the phosphate looks awful. Need to do some prep work first. Another nice look is rubbed down with oil or wax, or a blackening agent as used on iron stoves or guns.

5: What is the exact tubing used?
A: Double butted .9-.6-.9 Taiwanese 4130 Cr-Mo.

6: Will the price, when announced, include shipping to the USA?
A: Yes. Via DHL Ground. Hawaii will cost more and will be via USPS Priority. International shipping available.

7: Will BB or headset be installed?
A: BB's and headsets can be installed for the full price ($26, $29 including bb and headset). As well as fork drilling ($15). This is full price because it is a manual process done in Michigan after the frames have been delivered to the US.

8: If I buy this group buy, when will they arrive at my door?
A: Dawn of 2009.






Please do NOT contact Joseph (Alien Bikes). Please divert all your questions to this thread, or to me specifically. You can contact me on AIM at the sn "h4q".




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J

Very good news J, thank you!

Will front drilling be an option that you know of?

thanks again,
Mc

Please do NOT contact John (Alien Bikes). Please divert all your questions to this thread, or to me specifically. You can contact me on AIM at the sn "h4q".
J

how are you going to get around the obvious "scam alerts" going off in people's heads without an official alien bikes url?

Thanks! Looking forward to this!

cool, somewhat unexpected. i'll be looking out for more info.

how are you going to get around the obvious "scam alerts" going off in people's heads without an official alien bikes url?

He said in the other thread that Alien will be hosting it on their site.

Very good news J, thank you!

Will front drilling be an option that you know of?

thanks again,
Mc

Front drilling will be optional. It will be done in the US for $15. This may delay your shipping a bit. I will post much more info soon.

how are you going to get around the obvious "scam alerts" going off in people's heads without an official alien bikes url?

As stated in my first post, Alien Bikes will also be providing us with the web terminal used to purchase the bikes, there is no need to declare your bid to buy an Alien frameset in this thread.

looks like im getting an Alien :) white seems nice, haven't had white before.

Good plan.

subscribed

thanks, looking forward to the additional info :)

i am sooooo down

Thanks for the hard work! :thumb: I will hopefully be grabbing one for myself. Anxious to see the cost. Hopefully going to build an actual track machine out of it.

Word on the interweb is it's going to be pretty significant. But we'll have to wait and see

sh1t, i'm broke...this sucks!

definitly a lot more excited about this than the iro group buy. Anyone have anymore pictures of aliens built up?

also interested

man I'm fuking broke. this sucks.

sh1t, i'm broke...this sucks!


I'm feeling you on this one.
Just finished my long haul trucker, now I want a new project!

Someone should tell BigBris about this, save him from buying a Sparton or a beat-up NJS track frame.

Someone better than me :)

yay!

Someone should tell BigBris about this, save him from buying a Sparton or a beat-up NJS track frame.

:lol::lol:

no way man, the spartons are mad fresh, yo!

dammmmmit i was just about to buy a new dslr camera and this comes along…decisions decisions

its too bad they dont offer a 50 =(

I would be interested in a frame...

its too bad they dont offer a 50 =(

agreed. ohh well

from the geo listed on the website, it looks like the 53 is the equivalent of most 50cm. i could be dead wrong.

Thanks for the info. Looks like I may be riding an alien this fall. Friday night seems so far away now!!

nice. would love to get a un-painted frame and start a new project. I hope it's at least in the $2xx. $390 regular price.

I'm in

from the geo listed on the website, it looks like the 53 is the equivalent of most 50cm. i could be dead wrong.

the seat tube sizes on alien's site are measured center-to-top, so you're correct. it's around 50.5/51 center to center probably.

what an awesome aim sn

And now I'm off to sell my conversion. :D

I'm in. Awaiting more info. Thanks for organizing.

is clearcoat over the raw steel an option? can we get the frame without the fork?

is clearcoat over the raw steel an option? can we get the frame without the fork?

I will try to answer your questions soon. I am unsure about both.

I will definitely have details about the paint after I get an official price announced.

J

really interested, just the frame? frame set?

International buyers welcome?

I need a ballpark figure guys; $400? $350? Tubing?

definitely in! pretty excited as this will be my first build!

Wow, glad I held off on buying anything else. I look forward to hearing more.

I need a ballpark figure guys; $400? $350? Tubing?

Double lugged cromo. Stay tuned for price.

Im down, raw steel with clear coat.

friday is too far away. thanks jsource. elite screen name too.

any rough est on price? and is this for frame and fork? any previous experience with the frames? they look nice

maybe a dumb question, but do they offer water bottle holes as an option? This could be my commuter.

frames are just normal l4130 cromo which is kind of a bummer to me. Im halfway thinking just drop the $260 on an IRO frameset since the only advantage to an Alien is the geo and the lugs. We'll see the final price and i'll decide then.

Im in! Ok.. so a question for anyone.. If I want to do a build out.. from what I understand.. I need to have some drilling done? This is for brakes? and bottle cages? what other issues do I need to pay attention to?