Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - someone buy this on the cheap...i would but its a 53.

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hard4bikes
10-03-10, 02:11 PM
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i bet he would take 200 cash..

Pooptet
10-03-10, 02:17 PM
ew, bright orange fork
StOCK
10-03-10, 02:47 PM
Terrible fork.

PHR3AK
10-03-10, 03:08 PM
think a new kilo frame is the better idea
dansjustchillin
10-03-10, 03:13 PM
think a new kilo frame is the better idea

Agreed.
polobreaka
10-03-10, 03:24 PM
really? is the pista really that bad?

since this is on the same topic, i have a 51cm chrome pista, the dude i bought it from painted flat black. i stripped off the paint hoping i could salvage the chrome, but it got sanded. its not deep scratches, some areas are still chrome. the fork was not sanded and still chrome. i want to sell it for $200 with cane creek headset, is that ok?

i know the stickers are clear coated over, is the whole chrome frame clear coated or just the sticker section?
dansjustchillin
10-03-10, 03:30 PM
I think a lot of people buy pistas cuz they say bianchi on them IMO.
Scrodzilla
10-03-10, 04:17 PM
I wouldn't want it if it was free.
avner
10-03-10, 04:51 PM
everytime I see a pista I see another soul who bougt it cause they thought it was cool. No offense, though personally I think pistas are ugly.
xkillemallx16
10-03-10, 04:56 PM
unicrown fork on chrome frame = not so great imo. the blue pista looks fine
norskagent
10-03-10, 05:08 PM
non-original fork = red flag.
Triple8Sol
10-03-10, 05:40 PM
That's not a great deal either. I see complete Pistas going for $400-500 all the time.
dansjustchillin
10-03-10, 06:54 PM
That's not a great deal either. I see complete Pistas going for $400-500 all the time.

All the time.
polobreaka
10-03-10, 08:39 PM
so exactly why this frame is bad? because it doesnt look good?
NinetiesKid
10-03-10, 09:59 PM
so exactly why this frame is bad? because it doesnt look good?

is there any other criteria to judge a frame by?
polobreaka
10-04-10, 12:17 AM
is there any other criteria to judge a frame by?

yea - material, built quality, geometry
soyboy
10-04-10, 07:17 AM
and the swapped out(but not upgraded) fork leads us to believe that it could have been in a head on collision
Scrodzilla
10-04-10, 07:37 AM
and they've been known to crack at the welds around the seat cluster.
NinetiesKid
10-04-10, 08:14 AM
yea - material, built quality, geometry

oic, thx!