Track Cycling - 2010 Specialized Langster in STEEL!

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_1Zb7K43b1D4/ShlORzwILDI/AAAAAAAACvM/QEGGWrcushw/s1600-h/LangsterSteelRed.jpg this thing is gorgeous. I'm so getting one come July.

should be branded as an allez

Or an entirely new name all together. I REALLY hate the langsters except for the s works bikes. This one looks interesting though, with the threaded headset and all

A threaded headset? Is this 1998? Why can Specialized never get anything right?

It's a good looking bike, otherwise.

A threaded headset? Is this 1998? Why can Specialized never get anything right?

It's a good looking bike, otherwise.

Because they think they are the be all, end all?

I think that they are brilliant. They are appealing to the hipster fixie crowd AND the retro grouch track guys. It is a gorgeous frame, and I can not wait to own one. I really want to get the weight on it. I'll throw some Cane Creek Sprint wheels on and be good to go.

My ONE complaint is that the frame is not lugged!

However it still is a nice frame and this is one of the moments I love working at a Spesh dealer!

Looks nice. Is it just 4130? Or something better? I'm love Specialized's track bikes. I own a Langster S-Works and a Langster Comp, and I'm thinking about adding this steel Langster to my stable.

GAH - *dies*
-Gene-

Threaded headset so you can run your dope *** nitto super hatta swan 8 pound flexy stems, dawg. :rolleyes:

I like the logo.

Looks great to me.

seems like it was designed for the street and not the track...

Love it! Does it only come in red? Are there speculations on price? I would love a toned-down black version.

thats obviously not the new langster

What on earth are you talking about?

Love it! Does it only come in red? Are there speculations on price? I would love a toned-down black version.

Black is the old Black.

I'm so tired of black bikes. Folks, don't be afraid of a little color. It won't hurt.

It's not like old track bikes aren't available. If you want to ride an old-style track bike, buy one. If you're going to spend the kind of money a new bike costs, you should get a new bike: something with an alu frame, carbon fork, all the good, modern stuff.

But then, that's hardly the point of this bike, right? ;)

It's not like old track bikes aren't available. If you want to ride an old-style track bike, buy one.

1976 Schwinn Paramount P14 - Fully lugged, all steel, chromed fork and stays...a classic!

Man, that Specialized is pretty hot. When are we able to buy it, and how much?

wow. that paint looks like such a cinelli road bike rip off: http://www.cinelli-usa.com/frame_09supercorsa.html

...but without the pretty detailed lugs.

Just happened to see this thread while posting, ref: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=544347&highlight=langster+2010

MSRP is $440 for frameset.

wow. that paint looks like such a cinelli road bike rip off: http://www.cinelli-usa.com/frame_09supercorsa.html

...but without the pretty detailed lugs.

Yes, because Cinelli invented red with chrome accents.

owned

man that other thread makes me want an s-works really bad!

NJS certified ftw.

NJS my ass. You guys don't believe that ****, do you?

Yeah, it's going to be NJS, and it's also being made by Colnago. You can get the frameset only but for an upcharge (admittedly, an expensive one) you can get a complete bike equipped with the Campagnolo Keirin Pista groupset.

i won't believe any of this njs business until i walk into a bike shop and see the stamp on the frame

Looks nice. Is it just 4130? Or something better?

Reynolds 520 steel which I believe is a finished 4130 tube....

seems like it was designed for the street and not the track...

What makes you think this? Anyone have the geometry? Some "real" track bikes are drilled for brakes.

The thing that makes me think that this is formost for the street and not the track is the fact that Specialized already makes a fine track frame, the S-Works Langster, and as much as the people in FGSS talk about 'hitting the track', no one actually does. Selling a track frame meant for racing is still a very niche-y market slice and not likely to be easily profitable.

The smarter business route is to make a street frame and pump up the velodrome dreams of the buying audience without actually facilitating them. (It's a proven marketing strategy, just ask Ferrari about their buyers' F1 dreams or Harley about their buyers' leather-clad sociopath dreams.)

It's now on the Specialized website.
I DON"T like it for the track. As compaired to the 2009 S-Works.....slack angles, long wheel base, and a bottom bracket drop of a whole cm more. No thanks.

And it's NOT NJS!

Threaded headset so you can run your dope *** nitto super hatta swan 8 pound flexy stems, dawg. :rolleyes:

I have not experienced any flex on a Nitto 75 stem with 123AA bars.
Neither have the pro keirin guys who let me work out with them.
That said NJS stuff is all about licensing and ensuring that no rider is limited or advantaged by equipment. The standard is older than you are and there is no claim within the standard as to the quality of the manufacture aside from it meeting some ISO reqs for bike parts.

I don't understand why US folks have such boners for NJS gear. If I could I'd be riding an Anchor CF frame and using modern equipment but since I am riding on a Keirin track at the invite of Keirin guys I bought an all NJS bike from them to comply with the safety regulations. YMMV depending on where you live, who you know and who you blow to get onto the track.

That said, you must be one big mother to be flexing a Nitto stem.
Not sure how you would flex a Hatta Swan headset either.

p.s. - I know you were taking the piss dude, relax. I'm just bored and sore from racing this weekend.

Oh awesome - resurrecting a four month old thread to start an argument about NJS, in regards to a bike that's just a cheap Taiwanese ***. Good stuff.

Oh awesome - resurrecting a four month old thread to start an argument about NJS, in regards to a bike that's just a cheap Taiwanese ***. Good stuff.

That's what it's all about.

Oh awesome - resurrecting a four month old thread to start an argument about NJS, in regards to a bike that's just a cheap Taiwanese ***. Good stuff.

don't get mad, just eat a dick
lol

NJS became popular in the hipster community because it was:
- Foriegn
- Rare
- High Quality
- Old/Vintage style (or actually old)
- Expensive

These qualities make ANYTHING in the hipster world popular, be it bikes, vinyl records, clothing, clothing accessories, motorcycles, scooters...

don't get mad, just eat a dick
lol

'Knocked that one outta the park.