Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 2010 Mercier Kilo OS

This bike instantly caught my eye. Pretty cool design....thoughts???

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott_os.htm

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?547539-Kilo-OS-comments-ideas-and-assorted-stuff

I like it, the double top tube has been around for over 100 years, but I still REALLY like the bike. =0)

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?616269-Unusual-Retro-Old-school-Grass-Racer-SS-FG-with-Double-TT-etc

Just saw it today for the first time. Didn't realize that similar threads already existed.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?508006-Ideas-on-Retro-Design-Kilo-OS (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?508006-Ideas-on-Retro-Design-Kilo-OS&highlight=kilo+os)

Just saw it today for the first time. Didn't realize that similar threads already existed.

not a biggie. it's not like this forum has a search function or anything :p

http://imgur.com/Uzx6I.png (http://www.bikeforums.net/search.php)

http://www.marriedtothesea.com/062908/internet-cop.gif
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No matter how many threads there are about it, its still really ugly.

I concur.

I concur.

I concur.

It looks just kinda wrong. I do like the bars though.

It's a poor attempt to look retro cool, and to me it looks like someone at the factory made a mistake and accidentally put in an extra top tube. Also, why bother to put a serious 144 bcd track crank on a heavy fat tired bike that almost looks like a beach cruiser. Mixed metaphors here.

No matter how many threads there are about it, its still really ugly.

have to disagree... think that if it was set up with hammered fenders, racks, paniers, dirt drops/mustache bars, and some decent cx/trail tires, it would be pretty bad arse.

I'm still holding off on getting one, my "fun" budget is shot on machine work for my motorcycle at the moment..

have to disagree... think that if it was set up with hammered fenders, racks, paniers, dirt drops/mustache bars, and some decent cx/trail tires, it would be pretty bad arse.

I'm still holding off on getting one, my "fun" budget is shot on machine work for my motorcycle at the moment..

I don't see sufficient clearance for that. If you really want to do that sort of thing you need something along the lines of an old rigid MTB frame. I think Sixty Fiver can show you something along those lines.

So basically, if it was set up totally different than it is now, it wouldn't be bad looking. That puts us right back at calling it ugly.

So basically, if it was set up totally different than it is now, it wouldn't be bad looking. That puts us right back at calling it ugly.

Doh, thought it was the link to the frameset, not the complete bike.

Still think it could be done up nice tho.

I don't see sufficient clearance for that. If you really want to do that sort of thing you need something the lines of an old rigid MTB frame. I think Sixty Fiver can show you something along those lines.

or access to equipment to make your own ;)

... or just buy some Honjo-Koken fenders. ;)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3357/3495550036_1d4995cf07.jpg

Enough about this dumb bike. Here's a pic of my wife dancing with our cat Mofo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/scrodzilla/danceswithmofo.jpg

^ What a cutie!

The cat of course.

Nice hardwood floor!

Enough about this dumb bike. Here's a pic of my wife dancing with our cat Mofo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/scrodzilla/danceswithmofo.jpg

I didn't think people actually lived at Ikea. What do you do with the cat during the day? By the way, that backlight is causing some underexposure, yet your image is still not sharp. You suck as a photographer.

I didn't think people actually lived at Ikea. What do you do with the cat during the day? By the way, that backlight is causing some underexposure, yet your image is still not sharp. You suck as a photographer.

haha beat me to the ikea comment

In all fairness, one of the lounge rooms in my house has oak flooring and a Tibetan red feature wall, so it's somewhat similar. But not so Ikea-looking.

Oh come on! My house is rad. So what if our kitchen table & chairs came from Ikea? :lol:

I know it's a bad pic. It was taken with my phone just to capture a moment. Mofo does this thing where he stands on his hind legs and kinda sways back and forth when Angie (my wife) dances near him. So she usually grabs his paws and they collectively boogie down. My cats are all really crazy.

At least we're not talking about that ugly bike anymore.

I didn't think people actually lived at Ikea. What do you do with the cat during the day? By the way, that backlight is causing some underexposure, yet your image is still not sharp. You suck as a photographer.

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:thumb:

wat

Did your fridge come fully stocked with Swedish meatballs and lingonberry juice?

daim chocolates
best thing at Ikea
http://www.international-chocolates.com/i/daimchocolate1.jpg

Enough about this dumb bike. Here's a pic of my wife dancing with our cat Mofo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/scrodzilla/danceswithmofo.jpg



At least we're not talking about that ugly bike anymore.

she may be cute (does she have tattoos on her feet?) but i still want to express how ugly this bike is. if you can look past the fact that the black stem, black post, black track cranks, tires, and red rims dont match the "vintage" theme, your still left with a poor attempt at a double top tube that looks more like a frame pump (but not nearly as handy)

Yeah, she's a cutie and her feet are tattooed. This pic is from a while back...she's actually fully sleeved on both arms now as well. And her chest...and her back...

But yes, that bike kinda sucks. It's too much of a mish-mash of stuff all thrown together. It could've been a really cool retro bike but it ended up looking tarck -80 years.

Yeah, she's a cutie and her feet are tattooed. This pic is from a while back...she's actually fully sleeved on both arms now as well. And her chest...and her back...

But yes, that bike kinda sucks. It's too much of a mish-mash of stuff all thrown together. It could've been a really cool retro bike but it ended up looking tarck -80 years.

i used to be turned off by lots of visible tattoos on women but on the right woman a full sleeve can be very sexy. (i dont know as if i could get used to a chest tat on a chick though)

But yes, that bike kinda sucks. It's too much of a mish-mash of stuff all thrown together. It could've been a really cool retro bike but it ended up looking tarck -80 years.


It is kinda funny how tastes run
We put these in our shops before we did on line and they started selling at once
Since we put them up online they have been selling very nicely
http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott_os.htm
so to each their own taste

I can say; this bike is fun to ride
but to me it looks better without the brakes

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/images/kilo_os_x_nobrake/

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i want to see one in forest green or navy blue with ALL silver parts, silver hammered fenders, and leather grips to match the saddle. then you may have something. maybe :)

We put these in our shops before we did on line and they started selling at once
Since we put them up online they have been selling very nicely

How many have you sold to people under 5'-6" tall?

I'd rather ride a BMX bike than THAT.

Ok not really, but still, that bike is effin ugly.

daim chocolates
best thing at Ikea
http://www.international-chocolates.com/i/daimchocolate1.jpg

My wife brings those back every time she goes back to England to visit. I love Daim. And Cadbury Flake.

Double top tubes gotta be curved imo
http://www.allhailtheblackmarket.com/ci2010nahbsframe.jpg
Like that



But until someone gets some pictures of one of these guys (the kilo os) built up how it seems a good chunck of people think it should be (box rims some fenders different bars) I'll hold judgment.

Enough about this dumb bike. Here's a pic of my wife dancing with our cat Mofo:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v166/scrodzilla/danceswithmofo.jpg


sauce???

huh?

Out of curiosity, why is there a second top-tube? I've always felt that one top-tube was enough, am I missing something?

Don't like it. However, on a similar note, I just decided to build on this Kilo TT frame:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200420752844&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=WXF%3F&GUID=c543cbce11f0a0e2038446a4fe9f85ca&itemid=200420752844&ff4=263602_263622

nice with the chrome and dark sparkle green.

How I would build up the OS:
Matte black frame (or at least no decals)
Black Sun CR18 box rims with silver spokes
Schwalbe delta creme tires 700x35
Polished silver seatpost, stem, crankset, pedals, and handlebars
Black or chrome full fenders

That's a better start.

The pointless double top tube on the Kilo OS is the epitome of BD. Just like the Jury frame that requires absurdly long reach brakes, other frames that have fenders eyelets but no clearance for fenders, 3-speed fixed gears, frames with weird geometry, hideous color and graphic themes, naked frames, an aluminum frame with a steel fork, a 29er SS MTB with an absurdly tall gear, etc. Everything is just a little bit off because no thought (other than quick sale) was really put into the design of these bikes or component selection. You either gotta love it or hate it.

BD might as well adopt this for their headtube graphic
http://www.slackernet.com/bands/misfit1.jpg

Mihlbach - You forgot to mention the Windsor Hour FG, which ships with a rear brake but no front brake, like that's really going to make the bike safer for street use by an inexperienced newbie.

Mihlbach - You forgot to mention the Windsor Hour FG, which ships with a rear brake but no front brake, like that's really going to make the bike safer for street use by an inexperienced newbie.

You can blame your government for that. CPSC rules state that if a bicycle is sold with only a single brake, it needs to be on the rear. But Australia's government is just as silly. My $900 BMX race bike was considered a "children's" bike, so they had to include a front and rear brake to be sold in Australia.

I have to agree with Mihbach on this one. The idea of a 3-speed fixed gear hub is ridiculous when you really think about it. I've only experienced the KiloTT, and personally, I'm glad I've moved on from there. After stripping the stock hub while taking off the stock lockring, I realized what I was in for as a BD customer.
No offense to BD, but I think there's a reason that they price things so cheaply. You definitely get what you pay for.
(also, the double-top-tube is so ugly and pointless I kind-of can't even wrap my mind around it)

You can blame your government for that. CPSC rules state that if a bicycle is sold with only a single brake, it needs to be on the rear.

Just because the government is stupid is no reason for a responsible manufacturer to be so as well. Either BD is just interested in following the letter of the law in order to avoid lawsuits from ignorant consumers, or they are total idiots themselves and think that a rear brake is the best way to stop a bicycle quickly. They should either ship a FG bike without any brakes with a warning sticker in a dozen languages declaring that this bike is for "track use only" or supply it with 2 brakes. I don't buy the "meeting a price point" arguement either. There are other cheap bikes out there that cost less, are of comparable quality and provide 2 brakes.

I'm sure someone who moves as many bikes as BD is under considerable scrutiny to make sure they're "following the rules".