Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - affinity lo pro

Does anyone know where i can get a frame? craigslist and ebay have found me no results. ive checked out their website and they only have a 49cm im looking for 52-54cm. are their any other steel lo pros out there?


Thanks in advance
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I frickin love that frame. From what i've gathered, Affinity is a small operation so there probably aren't a lot of lo pro frames floating around out there. You could try a nationwide craigslist search at www.allofcraigs.com (http://www.allofcraigs.com)

52 cm in Jersey
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/2341755622.html

Thanks for the link!! As I was searching for one i thought it would be great if you could search ALL of cragslist.

new jersey?? how would i make a deal with the owner is im in the cali?

unfortunately that happens to be a terrible price. i've seen them on sfbay cl for 350.

unfortunately that happens to be a terrible price. i've seen them on sfbay cl for 350.

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say whaaaaaaaaaat?.... let me know next time you see another frame

http://store.citygrounds.com/store/product/10421/Affinity-Lo-Pro-Frameset/

That guy in jersey lives pretty close to me. He has been trying to sell that thing forever. He might be willing to ship If you are serious.

http://store.citygrounds.com/store/product/10421/Affinity-Lo-Pro-Frameset/

48, 57 & 60cm only

Affinity says they're getting a new shipment come mid-june, maybe hold out till then.

Supposedly theres a new secret color

Mid June? I'd wait.

yea, affinity is a super awesome shop. i live right down the street from there, and go there whenever i need new parts (that scrod doesn't have....). maybe i'll stop in there later today when they open and check out their stock and see what i can shake up about this "secret color".

i've been looking for a new frame as well, as UPS botched a frame i bought on ebay. once that money comes back in from the claim (if it ever does) then i'm gonna scrap a bit more together and check those frames out. i'll post back later

@I Have a Bike Thanks for the link, but they have all the sizing xcept the ones that fit me.

@hailandkill and @cinemattic thanks for the insight, and yea keep us posted!!

Mid June isn't that far away, I might wait..but if i find a good deal I'm definitely taking it.
With that said. Spread the word-I don't mind buying a used frame.:thumb:

alright guys i went to the allcraigslist.com site and i found a super good deal but the bike is from out of state.

how could i pay for the item w/o getting ripped off? does ebay or paypal work? or are there any other methods? please let me know

Thanks BF

My bad, I knew they sold them, I didn't even check the sizing.

i talked to the dude there. this is the only pertinent info i could get

the two colors they're gonna have is like a drab, dark green. i believe matte finish, but could have flakes..
and of course, black, matte finish

and at the beginning of june, they're gonna announce a new color, limited run. can't wait to hear what it is. i test rode one of the used ones they had in the shop, and i gotta say that **** is snappy. that back tire just follows the front and feels like it just predicts where it's gonna go. mega twitchy, but in a good fun way.

you know i'm gonna be the first in line when they get the new shipment in.

I've been eying a lo pro myself. I may pick one up with this new shipment. No idea how I should pick a size though.

@cinemattic--I bought a frame on CL and its such a fun ride!!! super responsive and stiff. Oh yea and its steel!!!!

@muppetmower--Sizing runs true. I measured it and everything was exactly what the website said it was.

I've tried riding the 52cm lo pro, I barelly fit it. Pretty impossible for my short back.

@muppetmower--Sizing runs true. I measured it and everything was exactly what the website said it was.

the geometry is throwing me off though

yea, the website is weird with how things are labeled, and how they determine their size

all i can tell you is that i usually ride a 58, and the large felt really good. a medium woulda been weird, and based on my height (6'3") woulda been uncontrollably twitchy

yea, the website is weird with how things are labeled, and how they determine their size

all i can tell you is that i usually ride a 58, and the large felt really good. a medium woulda been weird, and based on my height (6'3") woulda been uncontrollably twitchy

Ya, I'm around a 58 and 6', but that seattube on the large is so big. I guess I do see most of them set up with significantly less seat post than normal. Did you try one out with risers or bullhorns?

it was one with uncut risers, which i'm not a big fan of. i am gonna put either bulls or drops when i get one.

and about the seat tube, it pretty much just hides the seatpost more. i have currently on my leader a moderatly high seat to stem height, and they had to drop the seatpost down for me on the lo pro a bit.

but, if you're a drops kinda guy, your back is gonna be flat when you reach down for em. when i was grabbing the risers by the stem it was pretty comfortable, but any lower than that you're gonna be aero

I want one sooooo bad. If I pull off a 4.0 this semester it will be my gift to myself. If not, I'll find some other way to justify it. Any idea what size a guy who's 6'1" and has a 35" inseam should look for?

Large, for sure. it's gonna feel weird when you stand over it because of the sloping top tube, but once you get up and going on it it'll feel right...

I'm in the market, and we're right about mid-June, so I thought perhaps I'd bring this thread back.

No news of any new shipments so far, but hopefully soon.

I contacted Affinity and got a nice, quick reply:


Hey Albert, production ran about a month behind schedule. Frames should
be shipping any day, so we will now have them in mid July. I apologize
for the delay. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks,
Ben

Mid-July, awesome. Can't wait. Hopefully I'll have enough money by then...

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Here's my current set up. Im 5'7'' this is a size small frame. I sold my bullhorns so im riding these regular city bars, until I find ones I like. The tire clearance is super tight!!!!!! the handling is amazing.

I love my Lo Pro. The geometry seems weird but it handles beautifully in the street. Makes my road bike feel sluggish.

The weird thing about the geometry for me is that the effective top tube is my perfect length, but the seat tube (traditional sizing) is so long. Is that why so many Lo Pro builds I see show very little seatpost?

They are built to look like a lat 80s/ early 90s persuit frame, but ride like the standard road fixed bike. Its done by elongating the seat tube, but not changing any of the demensions of the frame. The black line on this image is basically what affinity has done. No difference in ride quality, just in looks and seat tube measurement, for the most part.

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They are built to look like a lat 80s/ early 90s persuit frame, but ride like the standard road fixed bike. Its done by elongating the seat tube, but not changing any of the demensions of the frame. The black line on this image is basically what affinity has done. No difference in ride quality, just in looks and seat tube measurement, for the most part.

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It's not just that, I think. Based on the charts, the angles are pretty steep, and the chainstays are pretty short. Perhaps not a fixed road frame, but definitely made to be a twitchy and track.

I said all that after borrowing a low pro for about a month, Ive never actually looked at the charts. But after looking at it, nothing makes sense about the quality. Having the same stay length over 8cm in tt length and not being able to say the ht angle just screams poor product to me.

The HT thing is a little weird, and I'm surprised they haven't updated that yet, but why should chainstay length change?

...but why should chainstay length change?
As the seat tube gets longer, or taller, it will extend further over the rear wheel because of the angle. So a 52cm will have the edge of the seat tube overlapping the tire by 2cm, and a 63cm frame would have it overlapping by 5cm. (Just an example, don't anyone go measuring on me now.)
So instead a frame could extend out the chainstays like 1cm for every 3cm longer the seat tube is, to maintain the same feel in the rear end. Most the time on an aggressive frame like that you want the wheel to be as close to the seat tube as possible though.

ugh... mid july... was gonna buy one for my birthday, which was beginning of june. been fiending for a super nice present for myself. oh well.. gonna let that cash burn a bigger hole in my pocket i guess

and as far as the geometry goes, i have to say that whatever they're doing btwn the TT length and chainstay length, it's all good stuff. can't wait to get my dirty little fingers all over it

It's not just that, I think. Based on the charts, the angles are pretty steep, and the chainstays are pretty short. Perhaps not a fixed road frame, but definitely made to be a twitchy and track.

Definitely tarck geo. Seems to elongate the TT for a shorter wheelbase, like the pursuit bikes of yore. Minus the 24" wheel and fork.

Haven't checked the actual charts, but that fork---might be the geo---looks a little road.

I know I'm bumping this shizz again but I DGAF because I have actual news this time--July 25 is the official restocking date. Apparently they're updating the shop right now and will do an announcement very soon...probably tomorrow.

If your in California, Check out LAbrakelss, They've seen a couple in circulation that are in all sizes.

This wouldn't be the first time Affinity has pushed a date back. I think they make some really cool stuff, and I love my Lo-Pro, but you have to keep in mind that they are a relatively young shop and a pretty small operation, so they may not hold to these dates for a number of reasons.

This wouldn't be the first time Affinity has pushed a date back. I think they make some really cool stuff, and I love my Lo-Pro, but you have to keep in mind that they are a relatively young shop and a pretty small operation, so they may not hold to these dates for a number of reasons.

Yeah, I know. I mean, the geometry chart for the Lo Pro is all sorts of screwed up. But in the end it's all about the product, and it seems like everyone's happy with their Lo Pro. I hope to get mine. I'm in no rush.

evil--thanks for the tip. I have family in San Diego, but LA would still be quite a trip even if I visited them. I did check their website though, and it says they are temporarily unavailable. I know that websites don't necessarily reflect store stock, however.

Today I went into Box Dog and they had a couple Lo Pros, one built up, one frameset, but both in the 650c size. Apparently they're not dealing with Affinity anymore, which is a real shame...

I just thought I would show everyone that my lo pro build is 90% complete all it needs is some RB-02's
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Love the new shoes. It'll look great with the proper bars. Is this the S size?

hwd, looks awesome.

Thank you, its super fun on the streets.

Yes it is a size Small. The bars are meh..Bullhorns will help a lot since ive been doing semi-long distance rides and epic climbs:thumb:

just thought i'd throw this out there:

affinity has gotten their shipment in from across the water. their containers are just waiting to go through customs. i heard that in the shop they got a total of 400 frames in different sizes. sounds pretty sick to me. i'm gonna stay on top of em until i finally see the 400 frames in the shop...

well, i just got my new 2012 Lo Pro!! i was the first one to walk out the store with it. so stoked about that. pictures? suuuure....

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/affinity-green-lo-2812_1.jpg

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/affinity-green-lo-2812_4.jpg

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/affinity-green-lo-2812_2.jpg

they didn't have any bullhorns in the store that would fit the 25.4 clamp of the stem, so i settled for risers for the time being. lookin to swap those out...

what do you guys think?

Looks really clean, I like it. Why are your photos blurred at the top and bottom, though? Fake tilt-shift effect?

my brother in law picked up a chrome one. so tempted to pick one up!

Looks really clean, I like it. Why are your photos blurred at the top and bottom, though? Fake tilt-shift effect?

yea, got a little carried away with photo taking on my phone...


i blame it on the heat

my brother in law picked up a chrome one. so tempted to pick one up!

yea.. everyone in the shop keeps calling it the "chro-pro" it looks so stellar in person. i heavily debated between the green and the chrome. but i've never seen a color like the green one. it's got silver, grey, charcoal, and such a light hint of green