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Old 08-02-14, 11:05 AM
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SGV custom build bike

Hey guys anyone ever buy one of these SGV bikes? They are all over amazon for $199... What do you think?

All I'm looking for is a fixie for sliding, doing a few tricks, and cruising...

What's your experience with them? Are they just complete crap and a waste of money or what?
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Old 08-02-14, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Pask2155
Are they just complete crap and a waste of money or what?
Hey look! You just answered your own question!
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Old 08-02-14, 01:29 PM
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Hey look! You just answered your own question!
Have you rode one before? Or are you being a forum bully because you are a real nice guy... Lol
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You honestly can't look at this pic and tell they're complete crap?


edit: Dat fork rake!

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Originally Posted by Pask2155
Have you rode one before? Or are you being a forum bully because you are a real nice guy... Lol
Don't be so quick to judge. I work at a university and there's plenty of them around because of cheap students. Even more so abandoned at racks because of reasons we all know. I've even had the pleasure of riding a blue one with red deep dish wheels and a yellow one with green deep dishes. Both friends of mine have graduated to much nicer bikes.

They're heavy and very sluggish but unlike you, I'm not so quick to judge that you might prefer riding a tank at a snails pace instead of a sporty agile ride.
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
Don't be so quick to judge. I work at a university and there's plenty of them around because of cheap students. Even more so abandoned at racks because of reasons we all know. I've even had the pleasure of riding a blue one with red deep dish wheels and a yellow one with green deep dishes. Both friends of mine have graduated to much nicer bikes.

They're heavy and very sluggish but unlike you, I'm not so quick to judge that you might prefer riding a tank at a snails pace instead of a sporty agile ride.
So what would you suggest? Where should someone start for a customized bike?
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So what would you suggest? Where should someone start for a customized bike?
Seeing that you expressed interest on cheap bike I can assume you're on a tighter budget so a good place to start would be bikesdirect.com
I heard the #kilott is nice and worth the extra shillings.
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