idiq

Well, here's the info on the new Langsters:

Models:

S-Works Frameset - $1,100.00


Langster (Normal) - $830.00


Las Vegas - $880.00


Tokyo - $880.00


San Francisco - $880.00


New York - $880.00


Seattle - $880.00


Specs:
Frame: Respective Langster
Fork: Carbon
Headset: 1 1/8" Threadless
Stem: Specialized Sport, 31.8, 6 degree rise
Bars: Specialized Comp, 31.8
Brakes: Ultralight dual pivot brakes, Teflon pivots, forged alloy w/ cartridge pads
Brake Levers: Tektro short reach for drop bars
Cog: Shimano Freewheel 16t
Chain: KMC Z-510HX 1 Speed
Cranks: Sugino Zen Messenger
Chainring: 42t Zen
BB: Sealed cartridge, square taper, 68mm x 103mm
Pedals: Silver cage, black body, w/ toe clip and strap
Rims: Alex Race 32, sleeve joint, CNC sidewall 32h
Hubs: Track, bolt-on w/ track axle nuts, 32h
Tires: Specialized Mondo Sport, 700x23c, wire bead, 60TPI, Flak Jacket
Saddle: Specialized Comp Road, full padding
Seatpost: Specialized carbon wrapped, two-bolt clamp, 27.2mm

Will come back and edit with pics and specs as I can get them.

dervish

want pics!
i didnt know they were making a langster w/ an s-works...sweet

beard

first one wont show up for some reason


^- tokyo

idiq

In Beard's post:
San Fransico
Las Vegas

peabodypride

I dig the color of the hubs in the SF. Las Vegas looks ridiculously tacky with the smattering of gold parts... [irony] can't wait to see the rest [/irony].

wearyourtruth

that's vegas...

Citius

um... aren't these all just on the specialized website? maybe i'm missing something...

lukewall

$880 dollars for the city langsters??? thats a lot for a singlespeed with that spec.

beard

2009s arent up on the specialized site yet

shaan

wow i kinda thought the Tokyo looked cool but at that price what the hell. my new york was only $650 a couple months ago,

thequickfix

That's probably msrp list, I'm guessing. Still, in that range, I'd go for a Capo.

idiq

It is the MSRP pricing. I'll post the remaining pics when I get home if they're not up yet.

peabodypride

The Tokyo. If I could get the same artwork on an aluminum frame without a sloping TT I'd buy it as a frameset, I suppose...

dmckean44

I'm diggin' the Tokyo, it's sweet. The San Francisco is a little gay but I guess that's San Francisco.

peabodypride

I guess my only problems with the series are I think the frameset just looks ridiculous, but that's been covered in many other threads... and the components generally are really cheesy or half-hearted.

Moto74

Will there be a Langster Comp?

Citius

Ahhh, i see... Touche

Cheshyre

... those are really expensive. the normal 2008 langster is 690$... also, doesn't look like they have any upgrades or changes from 2008. only the new paint.

import600

^^^ I feel like the price is hiked up because of the amount of people looking for a track bike all of the sudden.. The demand for a ready-made track bike has to still be on the rise.

rickyaustin

Economy folks.

Our dollar is worth a heck of a lot less than it was when they set last year's MSRP.

Expect all bike prices to go up, or specs to go down. Trek did that last year. They down-specced almost everything for 2008.

Ashes / Dust

Must be that fuel surcharge.

idiq

Pics uploaded. I just went ahead and uploaded the ones that were already posted (thanks beard) for consistency.

I'm not sure how I feel about the base model. It has very classic track styling with the chromed frame as well as the lettering, but I don't think a lot of people will catch on to that and instead just think it's trying to be the older Pista.

Personally, I like the Tokyo the best out of all of them. The_Don, who lives in Tokyo was explaining to me that it reminds him a lot of old styling, old houses, old people, etc... and doesn't reflect how Tokyo really is. On the other hand, he really liked the NYC Langster, but I can't stand it.

Something to note about the increased prices... you'll see this across the board for the 2009 bikes I believe, and not just from Specialized. Specialized has said that price increases for all models will be between 10-15%, I assume from the added costs of production and shipment. Trek has done the same already, for instance the 7100 was a $350 bike 2 weeks ago, now it's $440.

TTM

Hah i love those price spikes. Specialized is smart, they are cashing in on the fixed craze!

kergin

thems some ugly bikes

August Spies

It's worth noting that in cars, the new modeling for this year's model tends to add roughly 20% to the price. So buy an old one.

That said, and my fiery love of Specialized aside (I've had sex repeatedly, both with my 2004 Roubaix comp, and my old Hardrock), I really couldn't ever bring myself to buy a track bike with a sloping top tube, at least not one that didn't slope down forwards.

The city designs are pretty cool though.