Retrospec or Purespec?
03-23-17, 10:53 AM
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You have a point, but at least you get to fully customize everything to your liking. Makes you feel proud creating a bike like that... I just like the idea of building from the ground up and hand picking all your own components. The frame is hardly an issue on cheaper road bikes. I've never ran into a problem w/ frames.
Don't start with a junker frame like Purefix or Retrospec or Bigshot. Garbage.
03-23-17, 11:00 AM
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Of course, for about the same total cost you could've gotten one of these (with the Sub15 wheels, too, but not including taxes and shipping)
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03-23-17, 11:07 AM
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Yeah, but I was responding to someone who said he spent $1300 buying a cheap bike and upgrading it. (unless I misread) You can get something reasonable for as little as $400 or so new, or less used. In the case of Retrospec, $400 for a Hi-Ten frame with potmetal parts is NOT reasonable.
03-23-17, 11:27 AM
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Yeah, but I was responding to someone who said he spent $1300 buying a cheap bike and upgrading it. (unless I misread) You can get something reasonable for as little as $400 or so new, or less used. In the case of Retrospec, $400 for a Hi-Ten frame with potmetal parts is NOT reasonable.
actually you were responding to me and while I like the WABI a lot as I replied I am about $500 less costly than the Wabi option. I am not sure how you got that I spent $1300 on a $200 Fuji Feather and $300 wheels.
here is what I said in my prior reply on this----
"But I think I'm a solid $500 ahead.
However, that said, IF I was to do it again I would definitely consider buying a Wabi to start and add the white tires and the RETRO PISTA drop bar!"
03-23-17, 11:47 AM
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actually you were responding to me and while I like the WABI a lot as I replied I am about $500 less costly than the Wabi option. I am not sure how you got that I spent $1300 on a $200 Fuji Feather and $300 wheels.
here is what I said in my prior reply on this----
"But I think I'm a solid $500 ahead.
However, that said, IF I was to do it again I would definitely consider buying a Wabi to start and add the white tires and the RETRO PISTA drop bar!"
here is what I said in my prior reply on this----
"But I think I'm a solid $500 ahead.
However, that said, IF I was to do it again I would definitely consider buying a Wabi to start and add the white tires and the RETRO PISTA drop bar!"
Emphasis added
03-28-17, 12:05 AM
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A pity the cheap steel on the 1980s Schwinn Madison made it such a versatile fixie. The quality has declined then. Most fixies are hi-ten steel. With flashy colors and what they charge them for, I'd buy one in black with a quality frame instead of pretty colors.
04-19-17, 11:24 AM
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Yup. If they actually made a decent frame any where close to the classic mild steel standards, you'd have a good budget ride.
What they sell is a rip-off. I'm not impressed.
What they sell is a rip-off. I'm not impressed.
04-21-17, 06:23 AM
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I was looking at a bunch of those "cheap/entry level" single speed bicycles (purefix, critical bikes, retrospec, se bikes etc) and then I came to this forum. Did a bunch of reading and comparing different bicycles and found that purefix and all those entry level bicycles are indeed cheap (cost and parts).
It's better in the long run to spend an extra $100-$200 and get a solid/quality built bicycle.
I've now narrowed by choices down to the KiloTT, Kilo WT, Fuji Feather and Fuji Track
It's better in the long run to spend an extra $100-$200 and get a solid/quality built bicycle.
I've now narrowed by choices down to the KiloTT, Kilo WT, Fuji Feather and Fuji Track
