IRO MarkV or Specialized Langster?
12-21-05, 02:16 PM
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IRO MarkV or Specialized Langster?
So i need to get a new bike. It is now between the IRO MarkV and the Specialized Langster. What do you all thinki should get? Which is better/more reliable? and Why?
12-21-05, 02:25 PM
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12-21-05, 02:45 PM
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everyone on here loves IRO's including me, tony (owner) is an amazing guy and has amazing customer service... also, the majority of people on here will tell you steel is the way to go they all have very understandable explenations..
IRO, built like a tank, good customer service, frame replacement deal...
when it comes down to it, your the one who will have to ride it every day..
IRO, built like a tank, good customer service, frame replacement deal...
when it comes down to it, your the one who will have to ride it every day..
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Go with the langster...you're obviously not worthy to ride the IRO 
12-21-05, 03:25 PM
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[sarcasm]
wow! what an original question.
i can't believe nobody has asked this before
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wow! what an original question.
i can't believe nobody has asked this before
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12-21-05, 03:52 PM
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all kiding aside, i just got an iro angus and i love it, i know a guy who rides a langster and he loves it.
whatever you get LOVE it HA
whatever you get LOVE it HA
12-23-05, 12:32 PM
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Thanks guys, with the exception of Sr. Sarcasim. The deal i was gonna get for the Langster fell through b/c they only had a 52 in stock. So 300 dollars more/later i ordered the IRO Mark V all black. Should be here in a week.....im so pumped.
12-23-05, 12:52 PM
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i just got an iro and it's awesome. i test rode a langster and didn't think it was anything special, but i've never owned an aluminum frame before. it's kind of a personal preference thing, but if you search back in the forums, pretty much everyone will reccomend iro based on their customer service alone. also, if you're into aluminum, iro also has the jamie roy which i've heard good things about.
12-23-05, 01:13 PM
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i commute 28 miles a day on a jamie roy. get the iro.
12-23-05, 04:13 PM
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these threads used to make me tear up because they're so ****ing dumb, but now, after 8 ****ing million of them, my ducts are dry. jesus h christ.
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Originally Posted by shants
these threads used to make me tear up because they're so ****ing dumb, but now, after 8 ****ing million of them, my ducts are dry. jesus h christ.
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Originally Posted by shants
these threads used to make me tear up because they're so ****ing dumb, but now, after 8 ****ing million of them, my ducts are dry. jesus h christ.
For every eternal reappearing thread there is eternal reappearing angst and sarcasm. Not that I disagree with the angst and sarcasm. There is after all, a search the forums link.
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I'd get the IRO simply because Tony is a great guy selling good product. What does Specialized do? They take a bike with an alright frame but crappy parts and jack up the prices year after year with negligible upgrades. As if they weren't making enough money using Chinese labor.
I think Sheldon Brown said that aluminum Taiwanese frames cost around $8 each. Specialized can eat my hummus encrusted ****!
I think Sheldon Brown said that aluminum Taiwanese frames cost around $8 each. Specialized can eat my hummus encrusted ****!
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It would be nice to have some stickied permanent threads that were a merge of the previous threads regarding
Mark V vs Angus vs Jamie Roy vs Pista vs Langster vs Rush vs Sputnik
brake vs brakeless
toe clips vs clipless
skid tips
trackstand tips
Mark V vs Angus vs Jamie Roy vs Pista vs Langster vs Rush vs Sputnik
brake vs brakeless
toe clips vs clipless
skid tips
trackstand tips
12-24-05, 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by sers
It would be nice to have some stickied permanent threads that were a merge of the previous threads regarding
Mark V vs Angus vs Jamie Roy vs Pista vs Langster vs Rush vs Sputnik
brake vs brakeless
toe clips vs clipless
skid tips
trackstand tips
Mark V vs Angus vs Jamie Roy vs Pista vs Langster vs Rush vs Sputnik
brake vs brakeless
toe clips vs clipless
skid tips
trackstand tips
12-24-05, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by 610
I'd get the IRO simply because Tony is a great guy selling good product. What does Specialized do? They take a bike with an alright frame but crappy parts and jack up the prices year after year with negligible upgrades. As if they weren't making enough money using Chinese labor.
I think Sheldon Brown said that aluminum Taiwanese frames cost around $8 each. Specialized can eat my hummus encrusted ****!
I think Sheldon Brown said that aluminum Taiwanese frames cost around $8 each. Specialized can eat my hummus encrusted ****!
12-24-05, 03:02 AM
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Tony seems like a standup guy with a good business sense(excellent customer service). I wonder how the guy got started. Any background info on him and his story? does he actually ride bikes?
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It's always good to see a smaller independent business owner compete with the bigger companies like Specialized, Jamis, Bianchi.
12-24-05, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 531phile
I maybe wrong, but isn't Tony and practically all of Corporate America doing the same thing, using cheap labor from China, Taiwan, and other Asian and third world countries to fatten their bank accounts?
12-24-05, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 610
I'd get the IRO simply because Tony is a great guy selling good product. What does Specialized do? They take a bike with an alright frame but crappy parts and jack up the prices year after year with negligible upgrades. As if they weren't making enough money using Chinese labor.
I think Sheldon Brown said that aluminum Taiwanese frames cost around $8 each. Specialized can eat my hummus encrusted ****!
I think Sheldon Brown said that aluminum Taiwanese frames cost around $8 each. Specialized can eat my hummus encrusted ****!
12-24-05, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 610
Aye. But he charges around $250 for a frame. Compare that to Surly or Kogswell.
Kogswell frames are lugged and the fork is brazed with real a crown.
Our frames and forks cost more when they leave the shop in Taiwan. I know that because Tony and I both get frames from the same shop. I know what Tony pays and he knows what I pay.
And our markup is the same or less than IRO's.
And we throw in a headset.
12-24-05, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Kogswell
Thanks, I will.
Kogswell frames are lugged and the fork is brazed with real a crown.
Our frames and forks cost more when they leave the shop in Taiwan. I know that because Tony and I both get frames from the same shop. I know what Tony pays and he knows what I pay.
And our markup is the same or less than IRO's.
And we throw in a headset.
Kogswell frames are lugged and the fork is brazed with real a crown.
Our frames and forks cost more when they leave the shop in Taiwan. I know that because Tony and I both get frames from the same shop. I know what Tony pays and he knows what I pay.
And our markup is the same or less than IRO's.
And we throw in a headset.