Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Origin 8 Del Pasado

Am researching this frameset.

Any opinions would be appreciated as i have never rode or seen one or know anyone who has.

thanks. :giver:

considering they're very new i'd say no info is available. they look like ass tho, and seriously it's origin8.... can't expect too much.

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. They are just so cheap.

yeah at adrenaline they have em for 180 plus 40 for shipping but i cant find any real geometry or stand over heights
del pasado frame link (http://adrenalinebikes.com/store.cfm?do=DetailProduct&productid=112317&categoryid=3129&ParentID=2086&categoryname=Track%20and%20Fixed%20Gear)

you know that thing costs $99 retail.

i like the low seat stays!

you know that thing costs $99 retail.

nah that's wholesale.

thats it, wholesale. it doesn't matter, the bike is still kinda iffy

it's made by origin8...not kind of iffy, it's iffy as ****. plus ugly as ****,

takes a 25.4 seatpost or something. cheap crappy tubing. would not buy. get a scrambler instead.

better idea the tomasso agusta is on sale for like 225 plus free shipping for the frame and fork in white blue and orange @ rs cycle

tomasso agusta (http://www.rscycle.com/Tommaso-Augusta-Track-Frame-White)

bike is not for me, or anyone i know.

i am simply looking for opinions, not suggestions, but thanks.

bike is not for me, or anyone i know.

i am simply looking for opinions, not suggestions, but thanks.
ok, here is an opinion. crap. a big pile of steaming **** kicked out of a factory in china. horrible tubing, ugly welds, but it looks like it could bar spin

i like the low seat stays!

reminds me of my mbk that i was originally going to convert to fixed. ended up building up the frame with some gears

http://i437.photobucket.com/albums/qq96/oogens/assorted/mbk.jpg

4 posts up: "kinda iffy"

last post: "pile of steaming ****"

lol. which one is it?

4 posts up: "kinda iffy"

last post: "pile of steaming ****"

lol. which one is it?

4 posts up is some tomasso. that's not an origin 8, just posted because it's a good deal and in the neighborhood of this origin 8 frame

the pile of **** is a motobecane, and I guarantee a good sight better than the origin 8 frame. this is based off the fact that the bit of experience i've had with origin 8 stuff has been full of lols at the terrible quality

the mbk rides great, makes for a nice commuter and much more practical than any other bike for $280 that i can think of.

thats it, wholesale. it doesn't matter, the bike is still kinda iffy


ok, here is an opinion. crap. a big pile of steaming **** kicked out of a factory in china. horrible tubing, ugly welds, but it looks like it could bar spin


4 posts up: "kinda iffy"

last post: "pile of steaming ****"

lol. which one is it?


4 posts up is some tomasso. that's not an origin 8, just posted because it's a good deal and in the neighborhood of this origin 8 frame

the pile of **** is a motobecane, and I guarantee a good sight better than the origin 8 frame. this is based off the fact that the bit of experience i've had with origin 8 stuff has been full of lols at the terrible quality

the mbk rides great, makes for a nice commuter and much more practical than any other bike for $280 that i can think of.

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yeah lupin, i was writing a reply to joeeasy, and you posted before i hit send. wasnt calling ur moto a piece of ****. :)

4130 is fine, Surly makes all there stuff out of it, and they've been doing it for a while.

Welds are completely cosmetic.

Everything comes from china/asia.

I wouldn't buy it, but it's comparable to every other cheap "track" bike.

4130 is fine, Surly makes all there stuff out of it, and they've been doing it for a while.

Welds are completely cosmetic.

Everything comes from china/asia.

I wouldn't buy it, but it's comparable to every other cheap "track" bike.

This is what I was thinking. So the quality of this bicycle is comparable to BD bikes and the sub 500 dollar brand name bikes? Seems about right.

thanks.

yeah lupin, i was writing a reply to joeeasy, and you posted before i hit send. wasnt calling ur moto a piece of ****. :)

lol okay, i was all like :( it's not that bad.

but i'd still pass on the origin 8 frame. their pedals are garbage, but they come in colors so they sell like crazy

takes a 25.4 seatpost or something. cheap crappy tubing. would not buy. get a scrambler instead.

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The thing is a cheap rip off of other frames. Welds look more like barbie toys-r-us bikes for $39.95.

My buddy has one of these, he really likes it and others that have ridden it really likes it... and if I recall, it can't do bar spins cause the wheel still hits it... and I think the only major complaint is that the bottom bracket sits pretty low...

due post some pics of your buddies bike i'm quite curious as to what one looks like in its natural habitat.

due post some pics of your buddies bike i'm quite curious as to what one looks like in its natural habitat.

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4486/162/29/620411494/n620411494_2735115_4011138.jpg <-- this is all we have on the pc right now... before it was done completely...

http://fixedgeargallery.com/2009/june/10/JohnGaddo.htm#top

We just got some in to sell until our Scrambler V2 comes. The 25.4 seatpost thing is pretty limiting- we found some basic alloy black or silver to stock with them- that is about it unless you want a Thomson or something. The seat stays seem a bit skimpy for welds- but other than that it is just funky looking geometry and a fairly inexpensive/entry level frame. We know the guys at J&B really well (parent company for Origin-8) and so I am sure they would love feedback from people who have actually ridden them!

i'd like to see said V2!

as far as the del pasado, i think the funky frame design sets it apart from others and it honestly can't be all that bad. i'd like to try one without having to buy it.

i'd like to see said V2!


Here is a link to a thread with some pics:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=9362027

Not a bad looking frameset.

i think the new Origin8 only looks good.
the geometry really bothers me.

thank you 1/8" for hijacking my thread :-\

i'd like to see said V2!


thank you 1/8" for hijacking my thread :-\

I apologize- I should have just pasted text links. We do sell the DelPasado also though- to be fair.

I will revise now

haha, i dont really care. my q's been answered. just bustin' your ball bearings.

haha, i dont really care. my q's been answered. just bustin' your ball bearings.

Hey- hard to tell on here! I would rather err on the side of being a nice guy :)

My LBS just got a few of these in stock. Comes complete with entirely orgin-8 components including bullhorns. Of course they were still in the boxes when I saw them and unassembled next to the boxes were some dp-18 wheelsets in gold and red (the color of the components on each bike) I'm going to assume they are putting the wheelsets on the frames because they had stickers that said $160 which is way underpriced for anything at that shop. I asked how much they were selling them for as completes but they didn't know yet because they are still missing parts... probably seatpost. I can't wait to see these things being sold for $500+

I stopped by the LBS near my parents house today to see if they had any road shoes and I saw one of these halfway built up. The store stocks lots of cheap/colored fixed gear stuff because it flies off the shelf. It looked real weird, the track ends looked bad.

I guess the seatpost problem explains why it wasn't finished.

I recently got one and the frame looks good with small diameter tubing (all 1") with straight fork.
It feels quite stiff and nimble for me, uses short reach caliper brakes, has enough clearance for 32c tires. I think it is a very practical frameset.

For me the only downside of that frameset is that it comes without headset and it uses hard to find 25.4mm seatpost.

most vintage Raleighs and tons of BMX bikes use 25.4 seatposts - what's the problem? they should be in any older LBS or BMX shop, and certainly easy enough to order

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~yiseung/origin8_6.jpg
With white DP18 wheelset and white tires.

http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~yiseung/fixed_cx_1.jpg
Now it looks like this... 30c cross tire, eggbeater pedals

Personally I like it quite a bit.

wow dude, that looks really good. a guy at my lbs has one and it looks terrible.

the cable guides kill it though

So what is the geo like? I can't seem to find any charts